Directed by:
Henri-Georges ClouzotCinematography:
Armand ThirardCast:
Brigitte Bardot, Charles Vanel, Louis Seigner, Paul Meurisse, Sami Frey, Marie-José Nat, Fernand Ledoux, André Oumansky, Jean-Loup Reynold, Claude Berri (more)Plots(1)
Beautiful, troubled Dominique Marceau (Brigitte Bardot) came to bohemian Paris to escape the suffocation of provincial life, only to wind up in a courtroom, accused of a terrible crime: the murder of her lover (Sami Frey). As the trial commences and the lawyers begin tangling over Dominique’s fate, Henri-Georges Clouzot’s Oscar-nominated La vérité delves into her past, reconstructing her struggle to find a foothold in the city. What emerges is a nuanced portrait of an impulsive young woman misunderstood and mistreated by those around her, and of her ultimately tragic affair with an up-and-coming conductor. With an astonishing performance by Bardot, Clouzot’s affecting and intricately constructed film—a huge late-career success for the French master—renders a harsh verdict against a hypocritical and moralistic society. (Criterion)
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