Gentille Alouette
| Gentille Alouette | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Sergio Castilla |
| Written by | Sergio Castilla |
| Starring |
Hector Alterio Geraldine Chaplin John Leguizamo |
| Country |
France Chile |
| Language | Spanish |
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 Hector Alterio.[1]
Plot
The colonel (Alterio), begins to stalk his former lover, Angela (Chaplin) as he suspects her of political involvement in an anti-government group. Surrealist elements become apparent as the Colonel fuses his memories of Angela with his suspicions to create fantasy scenarios of capturing the elusive actress.[1]
Cast
- Hector Alterio as the Colonel
- Geraldine Chaplin as Angela Duverger
- John Leguizamo as Ortiz
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 Garcia Marquez and Luis Bunuel seems quintessentially Latin American in spirit."[1]
References
- 1 2 3 Surrealism Meets Politics in Festival Latino Film New York Times. 17 August 1990. Retrieved on 28 July 2011.