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Gentille Alouette

French film

For the children's song, see Alouette (song).

Gentille Alouette is a 1990 French-Chilean film written and directed by Sergio Castillo. Geraldine Chaplin stars as an actress in Paris that is stalked by a Latin American colonel played by Héctor Alterio.[1]

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Plot

The Colonel (Alterio) begins to stalk his former lover, Angela (Chaplin), as he suspects her of being involved in an anti-government group. Surrealist elements come into play as the Colonel blends his memories of Angela with his suspicions to create fantastical scenarios of capturing the elusive actress.[1]

Cast

Reception

The New York Times described the film as "intriguing", and that Castilla "combines surrealism and high comedy in a visionary style that with its echoes of Gabriel García Márquez and Luis Buñuel seems quintessentially Latin American in spirit."[1]

References

  1. [1]
    Surrealism Meets Politics in Festival Latino Film New York Times. 17 August 1990. Retrieved on 28 July 2011.
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