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. 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.

Paris, end of May 1981. It is the last day of school; the summer vacations are beginning. Moreover, France has just voted for change. The Vercrest family is in turmoil. Richard Vercrest, the father runs an insurance company. Suzie, his daughter is eighteen years old. In general, the relationship between them is excellent. But Suzie is in crisis: she wants to "escape the system". To begin with, she wants to drop out of school and find a job. Richard reacts badly to the unexpected decisions of this girl, who until then had been "gifted". He freaks out and she breaks down. But everything gets better when the father finally follows his daughter in her new path.