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FRANCE · 1987

Le Cri du hibou

Claude Chabrol
French New Wave voyeurism marital breakdown obsession small-town life psychological thriller
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Synopsis

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...

Year1987
CountryFrance
DirectorClaude Chabrol
MovementFrench New Wave
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