A cinematic cry from one of the most revered of all auteurs Italian maestro Michelangelo Antonioni (L'avventura La notte Il Deserto Rosso) depicts a world of heartbreaking alienation with characters riven by trauma cast against the stunning backdrop of northern Italy's Po Valley - where the director spent his childhood. When sugar refinery worker Aldo (Steve Cochran) is jilted by his mistress Irma (Alida Valli) he takes to the road. With daughter in tow Aldo wanders the Po River delta seeking temporary - but always illusory - respite with a series of lovers who only... serve to remind him of Irma. Unable to find a new life Aldo's haunted past gives way to a fateful finale. With a script conceived by Antonioni exquisite cinematography (including a signature concern with desolate vistas) and a plaintive score by renowned composer Giovanni Fusco the award-winning Il Grido - which scooped the Golden Leopard at Locarno - is an early key work in the director's much-celebrated oeuvre. The Masters of Cinema Series is proud to present Il Grido for home viewing in the UK for the very first time. [show more]
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Italian maestro Michelangelo Antonioni directs this atmospheric drama about alienation and longing, set against the striking backdrop of the Po Valley in northern Italy where the director grew up. When sugar refinery mechanic Aldo (Steve Cochran) is jilted by his mistress Irma (Alida Valli), he takes to the road. With his young daughter Rosina (Mirna Girardi) in tow, Aldo aimlessly wanders the river delta, seeking temporary respite with a series of women including his former lover Elvia (Betsy Blair). However, all these brief liaisons serve only to remind the needy Aldo of Irma and all that he has lost.
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