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Le cri du hibou

Original title: The Cry of the Owl
  • 2009
  • R
  • 1h 40m
IMDb RATING
5.9/10
5.4K
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Julia Stiles and Paddy Considine in Le cri du hibou (2009)
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A troubled young man retreats from the big city and his ex-wife for the tranquility of a small town. He is drawn into a relationship with a young woman whose boyfriend goes missing, leaving ... Read allA troubled young man retreats from the big city and his ex-wife for the tranquility of a small town. He is drawn into a relationship with a young woman whose boyfriend goes missing, leaving the new arrival as a suspect.A troubled young man retreats from the big city and his ex-wife for the tranquility of a small town. He is drawn into a relationship with a young woman whose boyfriend goes missing, leaving the new arrival as a suspect.

  • Director
    • Jamie Thraves
  • Writers
    • Jamie Thraves
    • Patricia Highsmith
  • Stars
    • Paddy Considine
    • Julia Stiles
    • Karl Pruner
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    • Director
      • Jamie Thraves
    • Writers
      • Jamie Thraves
      • Patricia Highsmith
    • Stars
      • Paddy Considine
      • Julia Stiles
      • Karl Pruner
    • 43User reviews
    • 34Critic reviews
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    Paddy Considine
    Paddy Considine
    • Robert Forrester
    Julia Stiles
    Julia Stiles
    • Jenny Thierolf
    Karl Pruner
    • Mr. Jaffe
    Phillip MacKenzie
    Phillip MacKenzie
    • Lavigne Client
    Gord Rand
    Gord Rand
    • Jack Neilson
    • (as Gordon Rand)
    James Gilbert
    James Gilbert
    • Greg Wyncoop
    R.D. Reid
    • Mr. Kolbe
    Caroline Dhavernas
    Caroline Dhavernas
    • Nickie Grace
    Alex Karzis
    Alex Karzis
    • Robert's Lawyer
    • (as Constantine Alex Karzis)
    Marcia Laskowski
    • Nickie's Lawyer
    Krista Bridges
    Krista Bridges
    • Elaine
    Charlotte Sullivan
    Charlotte Sullivan
    • Sally Nielson
    Robbie Campbell
    • Walt Neilson
    Jennifer Kydd
    Jennifer Kydd
    • Susie Escham
    Dru Viergever
    Dru Viergever
    • Bill
    Peter MacNeill
    Peter MacNeill
    • Sam Rhodes
    Jonah Allison
    • Police Officer #3
    Brian Bisson
    Brian Bisson
    • Police Officer #1
    • Director
      • Jamie Thraves
    • Writers
      • Jamie Thraves
      • Patricia Highsmith
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    8mpurvismattp

    Screw the owls, it Made me cry... FOR JOY! Really good film

    Saw this movie on TV the other day and was really impressed with it. I'm becoming a Paddy Considine fan after seeing some of his other movies and I was not let down by his performance in this. He portrays Robert Forster, a quiet and melancholy man sneaking a peek (quite literally) into a world in which he sees some peace, happiness and a lil escape from his otherwise tortured existence. Julia Stiles, which I had seen but was more familiar with her teen movie career was very surprising. Not only because I hadn't seen her in anything for a while but seeing her in something like this was not what I had expected. Her performance was great and had me convinced that she was in fact as mysterious (and possibly unbalanced) as Forster. This film was well directed, well acted and had a pace that had me interested and wondering what was going to happen next. It had the feel of a Hitchcock film and is a top notch thriller in my book. Some may not have the patience for a film like this because it's not riddled with action or CGI but there's a good story in there, and I'll take a movie with a story to tell any day.
    8gradyharp

    'Kafka with a Vengeance.'

    THE CRY OF THE OWL is a tense, somewhat disjointed story with Kafkaesque overtones ('marked by surreal distortion and a sense of impending danger'): had the film been distributed with the information that it taken from a 1962 novel by Patricia Highsmith ('Strangers on a Train', 'The Talented Mr. Ripley' and the follow-up novels with that character, etc) it would have likely garnered a larger audience. It is a strange psychological thriller that slowly works its way under the viewer's skin. The screenplay was written by director Jamie Thaves who successfully captures Highsmith's extraordinary story.

    Robert Forrester (Paddy Considine) is a troubled, depressed but decent young man who retreats from the big city and his ex-wife for the tranquility of a small town in Pennsylvania. For some not obvious reason he begins to night stalk a young woman Jenny Thierolf (Julia Stiles), gazing in the dark at the apparently happy Jenny alone in her secluded house. Jenny inadvertently befriends Robert despite the fact that Jenny is in a relationship with Greg Wyncoop (James Gilbert): Greg confronts Robert, a fight ensues and Robert flees after saving Greg from drowning in the river. In a twist of circumstances Jenny begins to stalk Robert, admitting that she has fallen in love with him, but Robert avoids her advances as he is still in the process of an ugly divorce with his wife Nickie (Caroline Dhavernas), a strange behaving woman who feeds on Robert's lack of self worth. When Greg goes missing Robert becomes the prime suspect. With the police on his case the 'crime' becomes threatening, and in typical Highsmith fashion, everything twists and turns at the end, creating a claustrophobic and irrational series of events until the story ends with some questions answered and others left hanging.

    The actors are excellent and the cinematography by Luc Montpellier adds to the haunting creepiness of the film. Jeff Daniels' minimal music score underlines the tension. Before watching this film, remind your self that you are dealing with Patricia Highsmith's brand of mystery and the film will be more appreciated.

    Grady Harp
    9RWCannon

    Intelligently Crafted

    Withholding in the best sense of the word.

    I started watching this movie laying in bed and by the time I was nearing the end all my blankets were twisted one way or another. And I admit, I did not even know this was from the guy who did The Talented Mr. Ripley, which I would probably have given a 6.5/7 after seeing in theaters.

    This was an incredibly refreshing approach to a thriller. The settings subdued and passive, set up from the opening scene. The score was never Hitchcock, in that notion of action/suspense/surprise follows ominous cords. The cast all held something back that I couldn't quite place my finger on but by the time the credits rolled, wow... what a job they did.

    The only thing I would say to those reading this-- If you like your standard Hollywood movies go ahead and pass on this (nothing is spoon fed). But if you enjoy those parts of a good novel that compel you to keep reading, then this movie will surely please.

    I know the review is a bit vague, but watch this movie... If my words mislead you then feel free to come back and thumbs down me 2x.
    MarieGabrielle

    Patricia Highsmith wrote, excellent suspense ("Strangers on a Train," Incredible Mr. Ripley)

    Paddy Considine as Robert Forrester is very good here. He is a man going through an at-fault divorce, Caroline Dhavernas is irritating as ex- wife Nikki. He relocates and changes jobs from New York City to get away from her and start over. He thinks.

    The story of a hapless man, he tries to do his best but married to an albatross like Nicki who pokes fun at him at a divorce mediation, he eventually leaves NYC to find a fork in the road...he chooses a Northeast Pennsylvania town, where he works for Lavigne aeronautics and seems to settle.

    He sort of stalks Julia Stiles "Jenny Thierault", by watching her for a month at her rural house, she seems happy in life and this gives him a semblance of hope for his own new life. Stiles is very good here as instead of rejecting Robert as unstable, as he is watching her from her backyard, she says "depression can crush you" and invites him for coffee. He takes this as empathy, and is surprised she is interested in him at this point.

    As things develop we feel for Robert who is going through divorce and suddenly realizes his minor interest in Jenny, is (to Jenny at least ) a true romance. She appears to be a borderline personality, she understands depression, but also becomes attached too quickly to any man who appears. She dumps her brutish boyfriend (Greg Wyncoop) and begins to pursue Robert more vehemently. At first he hides, then submits to her for the physical benefit. Her girlfriend sees Jenny as needing protection, and warns Robert not to hurt her.

    Robert knows, deep down it is wrong, but when he tries to confront Jenny after they spend a night together she starts making blueberry pancakes and telling Robert if she were to be on death row this is her favorite last meal, and she'd want to hear vintage Louis Armstrong.

    The photography and foreshadowing is noteworthy here.The cry of the owl resounds one night they are in bed together and Jenny is jolted awake. It's nuanced, which may be why (unfortunately ), it was not as widely distributed. The minor suspense points here are similar to Hitchcock, and very rare in film made in Hollywood today, sadly.

    This is an excellent suspense film. Even Julia Styles, who I rememberer from only a few previous performances, is perfect here as Jenny, attractive but lost, a winsome sad smile, and need for ...love or something more. Considine also, despite how he befalls the horrible fate, being wrongfully accused of murder etc., is sympathetic in that he is overcoming a breakdown (from his ex-wife goading him).

    There is a twist I will not reveal which will make you want to read all of Patricia Highsmith's short stories. "The Cry of The Owl" is haunting and real. 10/10.
    6SnoopyStyle

    Needs a much darker moody atmosphere and a better director

    Robert Forrester (Paddy Considine) is struggling to divorce his vengeful wife Nickie (Caroline Dhavernas), and he starts peeping in on the simple isolated life of Jenny Thierolf (Julia Stiles). Then she catches him one night, but she invites him in. The stalker becomes the stalkee as Jenny breaks up with her fiancé Greg. Greg decides to fight Robert one night. Robert wins and leaves a drunken unconscious Greg by the side of a river. Soon after, Greg is reported missing and Robert is a suspect.

    It's a good idea of dysfunctional people finding each other. Director Jamie Thraves just doesn't have the skills to elevate the tension and the drama. There is a lack of moody atmosphere that this movie desperately needs. I love all the actors involved especially Paddy. Dhavernas may be miscast as the bitch. That role needs a darker tougher chick. The potential is there, but the execution is lacking.

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    • Trivia
      Le cri du hibou (2009) is based on Patricia Highsmith's 1962 book of the same name. The film is an American-British-Canadian-French-German co-production.
    • Goofs
      At 57.30, you see Jenny coming out of the house with a box and three boxes on the ground next to her car. She puts the box in her hand in the car, she then takes up one of the boxes on the ground, which leaves two boxes. She proceeds to talk to her friend. When the shot opens up the boxes are no longer on the ground and drives away.
    • Quotes

      Susie Escham: I think people who lose their hearts too easily are never very happy in life.

    • Connections
      References La vie est belle (1946)
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      Written by Joan Wasser

      Performed by Joan As Policewoman

      Published by Chrysalis Songs/Fists of Fury Music

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    • Release date
      • August 19, 2009 (France)
    • Countries of origin
      • Canada
      • Germany
      • France
      • United Kingdom
      • United States
    • Official site
      • Official site (France)
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • The Cry of the Owl
    • Filming locations
      • Toronto, Ontario, Canada
    • Production companies
      • BBC Film
      • MACT Productions
      • Myriad Pictures
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    • Budget
      • $11,500,000 (estimated)
    • Gross worldwide
      • $32,572
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 40 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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