Ep. 88: Cries and Whispers

As they say, "all gloomy things must come to an end".  We
wave goodbye to JUNE GLOOM with a movie that isn't short on tears
- Ingmar Bergman's CRIES AND WHISPERS.  

This movie which deals with the fractured relationship between
three sisters as one of the sisters is dying of cancer is long on
atmosphere and short on action.  It won an Academy Award for
cinematography.  Some of us loved the slow, methodic
pacing.  Others of us thought the movie was 4 hours long.
 

CRIES AND WHISPERS also shows that people who tend to be dramatic
tend to surround themselves with other dramatic people. 
Often, this results in a perpetual "drama-off" where one party
tries to "out drama" the other.  Found out your spouse has
had an affair?  Respond by stabbing yourself in the gut with
a sword.  Or was it a letter opener?  We'll never
know.  Regardless, DRAMA.  

As an added bonus, we frequently say that all roads lead to John
Carpenter's THE THING.  CRIES AND WHISPERS is no exception.