The Blind Owl

The Blind Owl (1987)

La Chouette aveugle

In Paris, an Arab immigrant working as a projectionist becomes obsessed with a mysterious woman he sees on the cinema screen. Following a visit from a man claiming to be his uncle, his world begins to mirror a macabre and cyclical narrative.

Date of release
1987-12-31
TMDB
7.4 / 10 (8)
Runtime
1h 30m
Genres
Drama, Fantasy
Director
Raúl Ruiz

Casting

Interesting facts

  • Based on: The Blind Owl

The Blind Owl is a 1987 French drama film directed by Chilean filmmaker Raúl Ruiz. It is an oneiric, metafictional work with some scenes and characters loosely based on the 1937 book The Blind Owl by the Persian writer Sadegh Hedayat.

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