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Sex, Sound, and Magic Collide in The Shout
Jerzy Skolimowski's surreal horror film features John Hurt's impossible scream and a drifter's deadly shout.
In brief
Jerzy Skolimowski's surreal horror film features John Hurt's impossible scream and a drifter's deadly shout. The Shout, a 1978 film by Jerzy Skolimowski, uses sound design and a drifter's ability to yell people to death to explore sexual power and mysticism. Originally reported by AV Club.
The Shout
A 1978 surrealist psychodrama from Jerzy Skolimowski explores sexual power and mysticism through sound design and a drifter's deadly shout.
Charles and Robert
Charles (Alan Bates) and Robert help score a cricket match at an asylum while confined in a wooden scorebox.
Anthony's Power
Anthony (John Hurt), an experimental composer, uses sound to exert sexual and mystical control over Rachel (Susannah York) and Charles.
The Terror Shout
Charles claims he can yell people to death with a sound that requires magical precision and physical strength.
Sound Design
The film's avant-garde sound design includes wet marbles rolling in a pan and electronically modulated cigarette puffs.
The Shout's Impact
The film's surreal horror explores how sound can be both alluring and destructive, blurring the lines between desire and consequence.
The takeaway
The Shout, a 1978 film by Jerzy Skolimowski, uses sound design and a drifter's ability to yell people to death to explore sexual power and mysticism.
