The Shout. Jerzy Skolimowski, 1978.
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Edition screened: Network Blu-ray, released 2014. English language. Runtime approximately 86 minutes..
Summary: A smashed bee and animal victims of Alan Bates’ killer shout.
Details:
1) Alan Bates squashes a bee against a window pane, 27:47-27:49.
2) A shepherd and his flock fall over dead after hearing Bates’s shout.
3) Bates finds and picks up a seagull that suffered the same fate, 51:08-51:16.
This intelligent, literary movie is a treat for the patient viewer tolerant of films made during a more sophisticated era. The common comparison to Don’t Look Now is fitting, as they share similar textures and tension. In a brief interview included on the Network BD, The Shout’s producer discloses that Nicolas Roeg was in fact first choice for director of The Shout.