Gentille Alouette

For the children's song, see Alouette (song).
Gentille Alouette
Directed bySergio Castilla
Written bySergio Castilla
StarringHéctor Alterio
Geraldine Chaplin
John Leguizamo
CountriesFrance
Chile
LanguageSpanish

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]

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. ^ a b c Surrealism Meets Politics in Festival Latino Film New York Times. 17 August 1990. Retrieved on 28 July 2011.


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