The Cry of The Owl

– Robert is an architect and artist, in Vichy after separating from his Parisian wife. Robert finds it..

Type:
Movie
Rating:
6.50 / 10
Duration:
One Hour and 42 Minutes
Release Year:
1987
Original Name:
Le Cri du hibou
The Cry of the Owl (1987) - Also known as Le Cri du hibou

Robert is an architect and artist, in Vichy after separating from his Parisian wife. Robert finds it calms him to stand in the shadows of the home of Juliette and Patrick and watch her cook. She thinks he's a prowler and confronts him, then invites him in...

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The Cry of the Owl (1987) - Trailer

Release Date:

28 Oct 1987

Language:

French

Director:

Claude Chabrol

Writer:

Patricia Highsmith (novel), Odile Barski (scenario), Claude Chabrol (scenario), Odile Barski (adaptation), Claude Chabrol (adaptation), Odile Barski (dialogue), Claude Chabrol (dialogue)

Main Actors:

Christophe Malavoy, Mathilda May, Jacques Penot, Jean-Pierre Kalfon

Plot:

Robert is an architect and artist, in Vichy after separating from his Parisian wife, Véronique, herself newly engaged. Robert finds it calms him to stand in the shadows of the home of Juliette and Patrick and watch her cook. She thinks he's a prowler and confronts him, then invites him in. Soon, she's dumped Patrick, decided she's in love with this stranger, and pursues him. Robert's diffident, Patrick is furious, and violence follows. The police are incompetent, Véronique sees an opportunity to play revenge games, and the impressionable Juliette is ensnared by thoughts of death. Can anyone exercise reason?

Awards:

1 win & 1 nomination.

Production:

Italfrance Films

Ratings:
Internet Movie Database:
6.5/10