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)
(more)Cast
Albert Michel
France
Best movies:
The King of the Bla Bla Bla (1951)
Agence matrimoniale (1952)
Evidence in Concrete (1958)
Germaine Delbat
France
Best movies:
Le Glaive et la balance (1963)
Goodbye Again (1961)
Lust for Life (1956)
Pierre Roussel
Best movies:
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Hubert de Lapparent
France
Best movies:
Agence matrimoniale (1952)
Fantastic Planet (1973)
The Fighting Musketeers (1961)
Claudine Berg
France
Best movies:
To Each His Hell (1977)
Charade (1963)
To Die of Love (1971)
Paul Bonifas
France
Best movies:
Les Misérables (1958)
Charade (1963)
Goodbye Again (1961)
Charles Bouillaud
France
Best movies:
Le Glaive et la balance (1963)
Witness in the City (1959)
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Louis Arbessier
France
Best movies:
Les Misérables (1958)
Royal Affairs in Versailles (1954)
The President (1961)
Christian Lude
France
Best movies:
Agence matrimoniale (1952)
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The Truth (1960)
René Blancard
France
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Yvonne Dany
France
Best movies:
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Gervaise (1956)
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Betty Beckers
France
Best movies:
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The House of Lovers (1957)
The Truth (1960)
Marcel Delaître
France
Best movies:
The Count of Monte Cristo (1954)
Wooden Crosses (1932)
Le Corbeau (1943)
Louis Saintève
Best movies:
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Maigret Sets a Trap (1958)
Royal Affairs in Versailles (1954)
Marcel Loche
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The Count of Monte Cristo (1954)
The Red and the Black (1954)
Simone Berthier
France
Best movies:
The Truth (1960)
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Robert Mercier
Best movies:
The Truth (1960)
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Pierre Durou
Best movies:
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The Truth (1960)
Laure Paillette
Belgium
Best movies:
Agence matrimoniale (1952)
Les Misérables (1958)
Bibi Fricotin (1951)
Suzy Willy
France
Best movies:
The Truth (1960)
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