Screening
The Shout
Dir. Jerzy Skolimowski. 1978, 86 mins.
35mm print courtesy of Park Circus/London. With Alan Bates, Susannah York, John Hurt, Tim Curry, Jim Broadbent. Based on a story by Robert Graves. A mysterious man claiming to be a practitioner of Aboriginal magic insinuates himself into the lives of a North Devon couple. An atmospheric, nonlinear horror story told by an unreliable narrator, The Shout presents an unsettling portrait of a family overtaken by madness and the fear of primal magic.
Tickets: If visiting the Museum after 4:00 p.m., tickets to Friday evening screenings are $10 ($7.50 for senior citizens and students). Otherwise screening is free with Museum admission.