📜 Overview:
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”.
🌏 Languages Available:
French
📆 Date Released:
1976-10-27
⌚ Running Time:
130 mins
⭐ Vote Average:
6.1
Beloved Cast
Pierre Rivière
Claude Hébert
Meme Rivière
Jacqueline Milliere
Mr. Rivière
Joseph Leportier
Aimée
Annick Gehan
Cast member
François Regnault
