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–verb (used without object) 

1. to utter or make a harsh, shrill cry or sound: 

The child screeched [hysterically]. The [brakes] screeched.  



–verb (used with object) 

2. to utter with a screech: She screeched her [warning].  



–noun 

3. a harsh, shrill cry or sound: an [owl's] screech; the screech of [brakes].  



—Synonyms 

1. See scream.



Scream, shriek, screech apply to crying out in a loud, piercing way. 



To scream is to utter a loud, piercing cry, esp. of pain, fear, anger, or excitement: to scream with [terror]. 

The word is used also for a little, barely audible cry given by one who is startled. 



Shriek usually refers to a sharper and briefer cry than scream; when caused by fear or pain, it is often indicative of more terror or distress; 

shriek is also used for shrill uncontrolled cries: to shriek with [laughter]. 



Screech emphasizes disagreeable shrillness and harshness, often with a connotation of lack of dignity: to screech [approval] at a rock [concert].





　

There's a lot of screeching. Whether or not a parent is acting "crazy" in a given scene is indicated by their hair sticking up in thick-gelled clumps. But the primary problem is that Joshua's psychological manipulations takes place almost entirely off screen. This works at the beginning, when the slow moving dolly shots and teasing frames play with our anxieties. 



But the tension never builds past the first act, there are no confrontations with the child, and all we are left with is his silent presence -- no longer enigmatic but frustratingly inert. The end result is neither realistic, campy, or scary, just boring and ridiculous.





clamor

[His voice] could be heard [above] the hubbub. (confused migling of sound)

the din of a [boiler works]. (resonant, painful)

He always makes a racket when he cleans up the [dishes]. (clatter, percussion)



strident strident [insects] [hinges], a strident tone in his [writings]  

screech the screech of [owls] [brakes], disagreeable, lack of dignity

squeal 



tumultuous

raucous

furor

Raucous









　

When Suzanne's beloved father (Pialat) abandons his increasingly neurotic wife (Evelyne Ker), 



Suzanne's depression and lack of direction 

deepen. 

While her mother becomes a screeching mental [case], 



her brother Robert (Dominique Besnehard) begins beating her, although he also harbors a disturbing attraction to Suzanne.



In the denouement, Pialat depicts the devastating long-term results of Suzanne's abusive upbringing. Pialat [draws] powerful performances from his cast, 



with no finer example 

than

the riveting acting Bonnaire — in only her second film.