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Directed by | Jaromil Jireš |
Written by |
Ludvík Aškenazy Jaromil Jireš |
Starring | Eva Límanová |
Cinematography | Jaroslav Kučera |
Edited by | Jiřina Lukešová |
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Running time
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80 minutes |
Country | Czechoslovakia |
Language | Czech |
The Cry (Czech: Křik) is a 1964 Czechoslovak drama film directed by Jaromil Jireš. It was entered into the 1964 Cannes Film Festival. It is often described as the first film of the Czechoslovak New Wave, a movement known for its dark humor, use of non-professional actors, and "art-cinema realism". The film's events are ambiguous, leaving it to the viewer to determine whether the telling is objective or from a character's point of view (and if so, whose).