The Cry of the Owl (1987 film)
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Music director Matthieu Chabrol Language French | 6.6/10 IMDb Genre Drama, Romance, Thriller Duration Country FranceItaly | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Release date October 28, 1987 Screenplay Claude Chabrol, Odile Barski Cast (Robert), (Juliette), Jacques Penot (Patrick), (Le commissaire / Police commisionneer), (Véronique), Patrice Kerbrat (Marcello)Similar movies Mad Max: Fury Road , Jurassic World , The Transporter Refueled , Furious 7 , The Hunger Games: Catching Fire , Taken 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The Cry of the Owl (Original: Le cri du hibou) is a 1987 French-Italian thriller film, adapted from the 1962 novel The Cry of the Owl by Patricia Highsmith. The film was directed by Claude Chabrol and stars Christophe Malavoy, Mathilda May and Virginie Thévenet.
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- Plot
- Cast
- Release
- Other adaptations
- Awards and nominations
- References
Divorced illustrator Robert spies on a young woman named Juliette who he envies for her seemingly happy life. When they finally meet and Juliette leaves her fiancé Patrick for Robert, the situation quickly escalates.
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Plot
Parisian illustrator Robert becomes obsessed with a young woman, Juliette. Night after night, Robert sneaks around the house to catch a glimpse of Juliette, until one day he finally gathers the courage to introduce himself. Juliette realizes that she is not happy with her fiancé, Patrick, and leaves him to be with Robert. Robert in turn is not happy with Juliette's obtrusive advances.
One night, Patrick attacks Robert in a deserted area; Robert defends himself and knocks Patrick unconscious, leaving him on the shores of a nearby river. The next day, Robert is interrogated by the police. Patrick is missing, and suddenly Robert is the prime suspect. Nobody knows that Patrick has allied with Robert's bitter ex-wife, Véronique, to take revenge on Robert; he is hiding from the police in order to make them think Robert killed him. Robert's professional and private life falls apart after becoming a police suspect. The situation escalates when Juliette commits suicide, and Patrick launches a vendetta against Robert. In a final confrontation between the men, Véronique is accidentally killed, and although Patrick is defeated, Robert is again left as a suspect in an apparent crime scene.
Cast
Release
The film premiered on October 28, 1987 in France. It was featured at the Toronto International Film Festival on September 9, 1987. It made its US premiere on October 16, 1991 in New York City. Although released on VHS in many countries, the American DVD is the only available digital release for the home media market at present (2011).
Other adaptations
Also in 1987, German writer-director Tom Toelle directed an adaption for German television titled Der Schrei der Eule.
A third film adaptation written and directed by Jamie Thraves and starring Julia Stiles and Paddy Considine was released in 2009.
Awards and nominations
References
The Cry of the Owl (1987 film) WikipediaThe Cry of the Owl (1987 film) IMDb The Cry of the Owl (1987 film) themoviedb.org