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Actors: Christophe Malavoy, Mathilda May, Jacques Penot, Jean-Pierre Kalfon, Virginie Thévenet
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| Review Summary and Plot Commentary about The Cry of the Owl |
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Adapted from a Patricia Highsmith novel, THE CRY OF THE OWL (Le cri du Hibou) is a movie written and directed by Claude Chabrol in 1987. Mathilda May earned the 1987 French Academy Award in the Most Promising Actress category.
Robert is trying to recover from a severe nervous breakdown. He makes the acquaintance of Mathilda May, a young woman he had secretly observed for several weeks. Mathilda falls in love with Robert and leaves her boyfriend Patrick. Robert who didn't ask for Mathilda's love must now face an agressive Patrick who attacks him one night.
--Daniel Staebler, Resident Scholar
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| Analysis of The Cry of the Owl |
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Plot
Time/era of movie:
- 1980's-1999
Romance/Love/Hugging
Yes
Kind of romance:
- love triangle/polygon
- spurned lover goes for revenge
Inner struggle or disability
Yes
Brain/Body not working?
- mental illness
Lover is...
- physically ill or deformed
Main Character
Identity:
- Male
Profession/status:
- engineer
Age:
- 20's-30's
Eccentric:
Yes
- emotionally unstable
Hair color?
- brunette (Brown)
Hair type
- (man) short/standard straight
Body type
- (man) average
Events of movie makes character more...
- irritated
Ethnicity/Nationality
- French
How sensitive is this character?
- sensitive to others' feelings
Intelligence
- Average intelligence
Physique
- average physique
Secondary Main Character
Identity:
- Female
Hair color
- brunette (Brown)
Hair style
- (woman) medium/shoulderlgn straight
How much in movie?
- 60%
Ethnicity/Nationality
- French
Main Adversary
Identity:
- Male
Age:
- 20's-30's
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in:
- 60%
Hair color
- blonde
Hair type
- (man) short/standard wavey
Body type
- (man) average
Ethnicity/Nationality
- French
How sensitive is this character?
- hard edged
Sense of humor
- Cynical sense of humor
Intelligence
- Dumb
Physique
- average physique
Setting
Europe
Yes
European country:
- France
Style
Accounts of torture and death?
- very explicit references to deaths and torture
Movie makes you feel...
- all mixed up
Sex/nudity in movie?
Yes
What kind of sex:
- kissing
Non-American film?
Yes
What language?
- French
Subtitles?
- Yes
If soundtrack VERY NOTICEABLE...
- Orchestra/classical
Is this movie based on a
- book
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