La Chouette aveugle (1987): reparto, argumento y streaming

Released in 1987, La Chouette aveugle is a fantasía and drama film directed by Raúl Ruiz, running about 90 minutes.

What it’s about. 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...

Who’s in it. La Chouette aveugle stars Jean-François Lapalus, Jean-Bernard Guillard as Kasim, Jessica Forde and Jean-Marie Boëglin, among others.

How it landed. With an audience score of 7.2/10, La Chouette aveugle has been warmly received by audiences.

Where to watch. Streaming options change often. See the full, country-by-country breakdown on our where to watch La Chouette aveugle page.

If you liked it. Fans of La Chouette aveugle tend to enjoy El señor de los anillos: El retorno del rey, La milla verde, El viaje de Chihiro and El señor de los anillos: La comunidad del anillo.