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I’m not sure how this quite fantastic film has slipped under my radar for so long (probably the horrible marketing and cover…)
Wonderful cast including John Hurt as a BBC Radiophonic-type Foley artist and his slightly strained marriage to Susannah York. The appearance of a stranger (the ever-dependable, fearsome Alan Bates) creates a cryptic tale of mystery, magic, symbolism, seduction, fact and fiction all blurring in the mind of a ‘madman’ relating the tale at a surreal cricket match. The titular ‘shout’ is beautifully understated and the whole film plays out as a classy, subtle piece not a million miles from ‘Don’t Look Now’ in feel (as the cover blurb suggests).
Highly recommended and I’m sure will become more rewarding with repeat viewings.
Rating: 4 / 5
I cant believe that I’m the first person to review this film.Maybe it has slipped under a lot of radars as I first saw it on Australian T.V.about twelve years ago.A diliberately obtuse film that forces the viewer into increasingly strange frames of thought.great cast,great director.Stands utterly on its own cinamatically and philisophically.A plot synopsis would be completely pointless.An eerie,disturbing,resonant near masterpiece.
Rating: 4 / 5
The Shout is a scandalously under-rated, under-exposed film, but given the awful state of contemporary cinema, particularly fantastic cinema, I’m not surprised. The film harks from the days when audiences had a certain cultural literacy, an expectation of at least some intellectual rigour in a screenplay, and – a quality wholly and worryingly lacking in today’s tragic young audiences – patience. Patience to let a curious story unfold; patience to allow the complex, unconscious themes of a drama exert themselves viscerally; patience to be entertained by something beautifully paced, extremely well-crafted and flawlessly acted. But, hey! “Where are the CGIs??” I hear the lost ones cry; shove ‘em where the sun don’t shine. This is a REAL fantasy film.
Rating: 5 / 5
I first saw this advertised on The Horror Channel back in 2004. I ever saw it from the start due to the short time they had to air it (it only aired twice)and I’ve been waiting for a long time for a DVD release.
Well, it’s worth waiting for. The film is very character-driven and thankfully the actors can carry their roles very well. It has a lot of interesting ideas and is very intelligently written.
It does have a very good portrayal of small town life in the UK. The characters, element of mystery (early on) and the intimidation factor of Alan Bates’s character and the sense of desperation from John Hurt’s character carry the movie pretty well.
Rating: 4 / 5
The Amazon description states that this DVD is 85 minutes long but the DVD supplied is actually marked (and is) 82 minutes. Perhaps there is more than one version.
Rating: 4 / 5