The Cry

The Cry

80 mins | Drama | Feb. 14, 1964

While a woman is in the hospital preparing to deliver her child, her husband has all day to reflect upon his wife and their relationship. As he tends to his job as a television repairman, Slavek fondly remembers how he first met Ivana and the days they spent getting to know one another. Slavek also grows increasingly aware of the environment that surrounds him and questions the society his new child will be entering. Loaded with a repeated plea for social change, this is the first feature from Czech writer/director Jaromil Jires.

The Cry

80 mins | Drama | Feb. 14, 1964

The Cry
While a woman is in the hospital preparing to deliver her child, her husband has all day to reflect upon his wife and their relationship. As he tends to his job as a television repairman, Slavek fondly remembers how he first met Ivana and the days they spent getting to know one another. Slavek also grows increasingly aware of the environment that surrounds him and questions the society his new child will be entering. Loaded with a repeated plea for social change, this is the first feature from Czech writer/director Jaromil Jires.
IMDb rating 6.9
Producers Filmové studio Barrandov
Original title Křik
Directors Dagmar Perlová, Boca Abrhámová, Jan Schmidt, Jaromil Jireš
Writers Jan Procházka, Ludvík Aškenazy, Jaromil Jireš

Cast

Eva Límanová

as Ivana

Josef Abrhám

as Slávek

Stanislava Procházková

as Young Nurse

Ladislav Otmar

as Láďa Fořt

Jan Werich

as Narrator (voice)

Eva Svobodová

as Landlady (voice)

Gabriela Vránová

as Young Nurse (voice)

Václav Sloup

as Láďa Fořt (voice)

Jiří Němeček

as Tonda (voice)