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Il Grido

1957 · 115 min

A quiet, wandering ache of a film, drifting through grey landscapes with a man who cannot settle anywhere or with anyone.

Overview
A sugar-refinery worker flees his Northern Italy town after a woman refuses his marriage proposal.

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How it feels

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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 3 of 3
  • bleakstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 1 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • isolation
  • grief
  • love
  • loneliness
  • family
Places
  • countryside
  • road trip
  • small town
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • nonlinear
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror1
Humour1
Realism9
Romance4
Tension4
Darkness7
Complexity7
Emotional weight9

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Details

Genres
drama
Directed by
Michelangelo Antonioni
Written by
Elio Bartolini, Ennio De Concini, Michelangelo Antonioni
Starring
Steve Cochran, Alida Valli, Dorian Gray, Jacqueline Jones, Gabriella Pallotta, Pina Boldrini, Guerrino Campanilli, Mirna Girardi
Music
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Cinematography
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Runtime
115 min
Country
United States of America, Italy
Languages
Italian

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