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A man wanders aimlessly away from his town, away from the woman he loves, emotionally and socially inactive.A man wanders aimlessly away from his town, away from the woman he loves, emotionally and socially inactive.A man wanders aimlessly away from his town, away from the woman he loves, emotionally and socially inactive.
- Awards
- 3 wins & 2 nominations
Gabriella Pallotta
- Edera, her sister
- (as Gabriella Pallotti)
Jacqueline Jones
- Andreina
- (as Lyn Shaw)
Pietro Corvelatti
- Fisherman
- (uncredited)
Elli Parvo
- Donna Matilda
- (uncredited)
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Did you know
- TriviaMichelangelo Antonioni's first collaboration with his future muse and lover, Monica Vitti. Although Vitti doesn't physically appear in the film, she dubbed the Italian lines for Dorian Gray.
- GoofsAll entries contain spoilers
- ConnectionsFeatured in Cinema Paradiso (1988)
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an almost mature Antonioni
In the total of Antonioni's films, 'Il grido' (= Italian for 'the outcry') makes an exception: it is entirely set in a worker's environment. Usually Antonioni's actors and actresses perform people who don't earn their living by physical labor.
Produced shortly before Antonioni's famous trio 'La Notte', 'L'eclisse' and 'L'avventura', this film from 1957 clearly shows the theme Antonioni got so famous with: men losing their roots, being dislocated & disoriented by the advancement of technology. Around 1960 this pessimism was very current.
On top of this, 'Il grido' carries every other Antonioni-feature. Fine shooting, while emphasizing on geometries in buildings and landscapes (Antonioni was educated as an architect). First class actors and actresses who seldom laugh and make joy. And, as I already mentioned, a pessimistic theme linked with some grand-scale technical advancement.
Antonioni is renowned as 'the poet of misery'; 'Il grido' is quite in line with this statement.
Produced shortly before Antonioni's famous trio 'La Notte', 'L'eclisse' and 'L'avventura', this film from 1957 clearly shows the theme Antonioni got so famous with: men losing their roots, being dislocated & disoriented by the advancement of technology. Around 1960 this pessimism was very current.
On top of this, 'Il grido' carries every other Antonioni-feature. Fine shooting, while emphasizing on geometries in buildings and landscapes (Antonioni was educated as an architect). First class actors and actresses who seldom laugh and make joy. And, as I already mentioned, a pessimistic theme linked with some grand-scale technical advancement.
Antonioni is renowned as 'the poet of misery'; 'Il grido' is quite in line with this statement.
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Box office
- Gross worldwide
- $864
- Runtime1 hour 56 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 1.33 : 1(original ratio)
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