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Il Grido

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Il Grido (1957)

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Reviews Counted: 10 Fresh: 8  Rotten:2 Average Rating: 7.5/10

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Runtime: 1 hr 56 mins

Synopsis: Some men wait years for their chance to experience true love, only to be crushed by betrayal. Such is the case with refinery mechanic Aldo, who works in a countryside villa in Italy. He rents a room in the house of Irma, his lover of seven years. Though Irma is married to someone else, she and Aldo... Some men wait years for their chance to experience true love, only to be crushed by betrayal. Such is the case with refinery mechanic Aldo, who works in a countryside villa in Italy. He rents a room in the house of Irma, his lover of seven years. Though Irma is married to someone else, she and Aldo have a daughter. One day word reaches Irma that her husband has died while in Australia. Aldo seizes the opportunity to propose to her. But Irma has another lover who she has kept secret from both her husband and Aldo. Distressed, Aldo, with his daughter in tow, hits the road in a succession of meaningless affairs and escapades. Aldo cannot get Irma off his mind, so returns home to her -- only to find she has commenced a new life without him. [More]

Genre: Foreign Films

Starring: Steve Cochran, Alida Valli, Dorian Gray, Betsy Blair, Gabriella Pallotta

Director: Michelangelo Antonioni
Screenwriter: Ennio De Concini, Michelangelo Antonioni

DVD Info

Release:

Feb 9, 2002

[DVD Details]

DVD Features:

  • Region 1
  • Keep Case

Interactive Features:

  • Scene Access
  • Interactive Menus

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A bleak and desolate film, directed by Michelangelo Antonioni with an eye to the emotive powers of the barren landscape.

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07/31/07
Dave Kehr
Chicago Reader
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The camera's spare, stunning compositions and the tone of loss and disaffection anticipate Antonioni's later, brilliant explorations of bourgeois anomie.

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07/31/07
Leslie Camhi
Village Voice
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The two American actors, Cochran and Blair, seem to lack any understanding of the director's methods and deliver the least satisfying performances to be found in any Antonioni film.

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08/29/06
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Visually brilliant drama

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08/22/06
Michael E. Grost
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06/16/05
Emanuel Levy
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A fairly lucid story that puts no undue strain on a viewer's imagination or intellect.

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05/09/05
A.H. Weiler
New York Times
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Steve Cochran gives a superb performance.

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04/05/04
Dennis Schwartz
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One of many duds from Michelangelo Antonioni.

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08/05/03
Christopher Null
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The beautifully desolate cinematography is rich in its gray color palette.

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01/17/03
Jeremiah Kipp
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If Antonioni's assuredness isn't yet in place, Il Grido remains a key transitional work, with remarkable photography, fluid camerawork, and a typically unforgettable finale ranking among its most notable virtues.

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05/30/01
Keith Phipps
Onion AV Club
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