The Blind Owl 1987
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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...
- Released: 1987-12-31
- Runtime: 90 minutes
- Genre: Drama, Fantasy
- Stars: Jean-François Lapalus, Jean-Bernard Guillard, Jessica Forde, Jean-Marie Boëglin, Brigitte Coscas
- Director: Raúl Ruiz, Sadegh Hedayat, Patrice Cologne, Raúl Ruiz, Jorge Arriagada
