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The Blind Owl(1987)
Status: Released
Date: 1987-12-31
73%
7 Votes
Time: 1h 30m
Overview:
H., 35, an Arabian immigrant, works as projectionist in an old cinema. One day, drawn by the music, he looks through the window of the booth and is fascinated: the dancer he sees on the screen seems to be looking straight into his eyes. He falls in love with her, but the vision last only a moment. Shortly afterwards, an elderly man storms into the projection booth and claims he is his uncle. H. wants to prepare a meal for him and reaches for the oil bottle: he sees the same dancer on the label…. H begins to find echoes of his own life in the images he projects. Everything changes when fiction and reality merge...
Languages: Spanish, French.
Countries:
France,
Switzerland
ProductionCompanies: 
Light Night
Maison de la Culture du Havre
La Sept Cinéma
Movie: The Blind Owl
Top 10 Billed Cast
Jean-François Lapalus
Jean-Bernard Guillard
Kasim
Jessica Forde
Alain Rimoux
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Overview
H., 35, an Arabian immigrant, works as projectionist in an old cinema. One day, drawn by the music, he looks through the window of the booth and is fascinated: the dancer he sees on the screen seems to be looking straight into his eyes. He falls in love with her, but the vision last only a moment. Shortly afterwards, an elderly man storms into the projection booth and claims he is his uncle. H. wants to prepare a meal for him and reaches for the oil bottle: he sees the same dancer on the label…. H begins to find echoes of his own life in the images he projects. Everything changes when fiction and reality merge...
Release Date
1987-12-31
Average
7.3
Rating:
3.6 startsTagline
Genres
Languages:
EspañolFrançais
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