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

The catalogue in 3D

The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.

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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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