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Based on documents compiled by leading French philosopher Michel Foucault, this unique and original film charts the gruesome events which took place in a Normandy village in 1835, when a young man, Pierre Rivière, murdered his mother, sister and brother before fleeing to the countryside. With a cast made up of real-life villagers from the area where the events took place, the detailed re-enactments and careful attention to the gestures of their ancestors serve to create an intense and sometimes disturbing atmosphere of hyper-realism. Details of the crime and of the trial that followed are told from varied perspectives, including the written confession of Pierre himself, and form a rich and complex narrative that interrogates the concepts of “truth” and “history”.
Year: 1976
Studio: Les Films de l'Arquebuse, Ina, Polsim Productions, SFP
Director: René Allio
Cast: Claude Hébert, Jacqueline Milliere, Joseph Leportier, Annick Gehan, François Regnault
Crew: René Allio (Director), Michel Foucault (Book), Pascal Bonitzer (Screenplay), Jean Jourdheuil (Screenplay), Serge Toubiana (Screenplay), René Allio (Screenplay)
Runtime: 130 minutes
Release: Oct 27, 1976
IMDb: 5.90/10 by 8 users
Popularity: 2
Country: France
Language: Français
Budget: 0
Revenue: 0
Keyword : infidelity, philosophy, based on true story, punishment, murder, family conflict, power relations, parricide
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