
The Cry of the Owl
A psychologically tense romantic thriller built on voyeurism and transgression, where an architect's obsessive watching of a woman becomes entangled with genuine attraction and moral ambiguity.
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...
Essence
Ensemble

Christophe Malavoy
Robert

Mathilda May
Juliette

Jacques Penot
Patrick

Jean-Pierre Kalfon
Le commissaire / Police commisionneer

Virginie Thévenet
Véronique

Patrice Kerbrat
Marcello

Victor Garrivier
The Doctor

Charles Millot
Le directeur

Dominique Zardi
Le voisin de Robert

Albert Dray
Un flic

Henri Attal
Un flic

Gérard Croce
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