The Cry (film, 1957)

the Cry ( It Grido ) is an Italian film carried out by Michelangelo Antonioni, left in 1957.

Synopsis

Aldo is a day laborer of the north of Italy. He lives in couple with Irma while the husband of the latter works in Australia. With died of this last, Irma announces to him that it gives up the marriage and leaves it. It then leaves the city with his little girl and travels during several months on the roads of Italy. It meets many women then: Elvia, in love with him since always, Virginia, which hold a service station while dealing with his/her alcoholic father, Andreina, released young girl. But the memory of Irma torments it: Aldo ends up returning in its village, where the inhabitants are threatened of expropriation because of construction of an air base, and commits suicide.

Data sheet

Title: the Cry
original Title: It Grido
Realization: Michelangelo Antonioni
Scenario: Michelangelo Antonioni, Elio Bartolini and Ennio De Concini
Production: Free Cancellieri
Music: Giovanni Fusco
Photography: Gianni Di Venanzo
Assembly: Eraldo Da Roma
Costumes: Pia Marchesi
Country of origin: Italy
Format: Black and white
Kind: Drama
Lasted: 116 minutes
Coming out date: 1957

Distribution

Steve Cochran : Aldo
Alida Valli : Irma
Betsy Blair: Elvia
Gabriella Pallotta : Edera, sister of Elvia
Dorian Gray: Virginia
Lynn Shaw : Andreina
Mirna Girardi : Rosina (girl of Aldo and Irma)

Rewards

Leopard of gold to the International festival of Locarno

External bond

the Cry on Internet Movie Database

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