The Cry of the Owl
by Patricia Highsmithliterary work· published 1962
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The Cry of the Owl is a psychological thriller novel by Patricia Highsmith, the eighth of her 22 novels. It was first published in the US in 1962 by Harper & Row and in the UK by Heinemann the following year. It explores, in the phrase of critic Brigid Brophy, "the psychology of the self-selected victim".
Adaptations (2)
The Cry of the Owl has been adapted into 2 films, from 1987 to 2009.
The Cry of the Owl1987 · film · 102 min · dir. Claude Chabrol · IMDb ↗IMDb6.3Robert is an architect and artist, in Vichy after separating from his Parisian wife. Robert finds it calms him to stand in the shadows of the home of Juliette and Patrick and watch her cook. She thinks he's a prowler and confronts him, then invites him in...
The Cry of the Owl2009 · film · 100 min · dir. Jamie Thraves · IMDb ↗IMDb5.911%Fleeing New York City, a failed marriage and a fragile mental history, artist Robert Forrester moves to small-town Pennsylvania. There he becomes fascinated with the simple domesticity of a beautiful neighbor, watching her through the windows of her home --- until she invites him in for coffee. He is drawn into a relationship with the young woman whose boyfriend goes missing; Robert becomes a murder suspect, gradually sensing he is the target of a larger plot.
