The Shout

[Machine Translation] Madness rushes through your eardrums. The long-awaited first Blu-ray release in Japan of the cult classic by the genius Jerzy Skolimowski! A unique psychological thriller from the Polish genius, Jerzy Skolimowski, known for "Early Spring" and "EO". The protagonist unleashes a "murderous scream" that can kill anyone who hears it. The overwhelming sound experience evokes fear and drags the viewer into a labyrinth from which there is no escape. The film stars Alan Bates ("Maboroshi no Ichiban"), John Hurt ("Alien"), Susannah York ("Superman" series, 1978-), and other famous British actors. Winner of the Special Jury Prize at the 1978 Cannes Film Festival. A mysterious man, Crossley, appears to a couple living near a secluded beach. He claims to have mastered Aboriginal magic and to be able to control a "murder cry" that causes instant death to anyone who hears it. The man takes control of the family, and the couple's peaceful everyday life is eroded and transformed into a nightmare. What awaits them at the end of their daily life, which collapses noisily...? A booklet explaining the film is enclosed.

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鼓膜から狂気がなだれこむ。鬼才イエジー・スコリモフスキのカルトクラシック、待望の国内初Blu-rayリリース! 『早春』『EO (イーオー)』で知られるポーランドの鬼才、イエジー・スコリモフスキが放つ異形のサイコ・スリラー。主人公が放つ、聞いたものを死に至らしめるという「殺人の叫び」。恐怖を呼び起こす圧倒的な音響体験は観る者を逃げ場のない迷宮へと引きずり込んでいく。主演は『まぼろしの市街戦』のアラン・ベイツをはじめ、『エイリアン』のジョン・ハート、『スーパーマン』シリーズ (78～)のスザンナ・ヨークなど英国名優ら出演。幻惑的な映像世界とスコリモフスキの巧みな演出が冴えわたる異色作。1978年カンヌ国際映画祭審査員特別賞を受賞。──人里離れてた海岸近くで暮らす夫婦のもとに、謎の男クロスリーが現れる。アボリジニの魔術を習得したと語る彼は、聞いたものを即死させる「殺人の叫び」を操ることができると言う。男は家庭を支配し、平穏だった夫婦の日常は浸食され、悪夢へと変貌していく。音を立てて崩壊する日常の果てに待ち受けているものとは・・・。作品解説ブックレット封入。