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.
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Jean-François Lapalus
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Jean-Bernard Guillard
Kasim
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Jessica Forde
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Jean-Marie Boëglin
Brigitte Coscas
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François Berthet
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Jean Mallamaci
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Ilma De witte
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Alain Rimoux
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Alain Halle-Halle
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Camila Mora-Scheihing
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Patrick Kabakdjian
Raúl Ruiz Director · Benoît Peeters Writer Sadegh Hedayat Author
First release December 31, 1987 · Produced in France, Switzerland · Languages French, Spanish
Production
Light Night
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Maison de la Culture du Havre
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TSR
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La Sept Cinéma
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France · Switzerland
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Original title
La Chouette aveugle
Original language
French
Spoken on screen
French · Spanish
Release dates
Switzerland · December 31, 1987
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No release date listed for United States.
France
January 18, 1990 · TV
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