The Cry (1964)

Original title

Křik

Directed by

Jaromil Jireš

Genre

drama film, essay film

Country

Czechoslovakia

Runtime

1h 25m

Rating

7.0 of 10 from 12 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A young couple in a small Czech town navigate a day in their lives as they anticipate the birth of their first child. The film blends everyday realities with moments of personal reflection and uncertainty.

observationalrealisticambiguousintimatereflectiveunderstatedslightly melancholicday-to-day

What happens

The Cry (Czech: Křik) is a 1964 Czechoslovak drama film directed by Jaromil Jireš. It was entered into the 1964 Cannes Film Festival. It is often described as the first film of the Czechoslovak New Wave, a movement known for its dark humor, use of non-professional actors, and "art-cinema realism". The film's events are ambiguous, leaving it to the viewer to determine whether the telling is objective or from a character's point of view. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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