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Le cri du hibou (1987)
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28 October 1987 (France) morePlot:
After separation from his wife Robert moves to Vichy where he observes beautiful Juliette. Her fiance Patrick becomes jealous and attacks Robert. When Patrick disappears Robert is suspected to have killed him. full summary | add synopsisAwards:
1 win & 1 nomination moreUser Comments:
Adept adaptation of a creepy Highsmith novel more (4 total)Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only) | Christophe Malavoy | ... | Robert |
| Mathilda May | ... | Juliette |
| Jacques Penot | ... | Patrick |
| Jean-Pierre Kalfon | ... | Le commissaire / Police commisionneer |
| Virginie Thévenet | ... | Véronique |
| Patrice Kerbrat | ... | Marcello |
| Jean-Claude Lecas | ... | Jacques |
| Agnès Denèfle | ... | Suzie |
| Victor Garrivier | ... | Le médecin |
| Jacques Brunet | ... | Le père |
| Charles Millot | ... | Le directeur |
| Yvette Petit | ... | La voisine |
| Dominique Zardi | ... | Le voisin |
| Henri Attal | ... | Un flic |
| Albert Dray | ... | Un flic |
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102 minLanguage:
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Vichy, Allier, FranceFun Stuff
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M. Chabrol has done a strong, creditable job of transferring the powerfully discomforting world of Patricia Highsmith to the screen. Highsmith's characters become moral monsters through a condition of absolute confidence in their own warped psyches. These characters never learn, or understand themselves. Their lies to each other are absolute because they lie to themselves absolutely. No cliché goes unpunished. Characters become moral monsters without losing their sense of rightness. They seem powerless not to act in self-destructive ways.
The film is not equal to "Strangers on a Train" or "Purple Noon," other adaptations of Highsmith's work. But it is faithful in spirit to a novel which is itself not equal to the literary sources of these films. See it with an open mind and revel in the creepiness. Chabrol is a sufficiently great artist to allow another great artist her night cry.