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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.Restored by Sony Pictures Entertainment in partnership with The Film Foundation and RT Features.
Original Release
11/02/1960
US Release
06/26/1961
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Cast
Name | Character |
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Brigitte Bardot | Dominique Marceau |
Paul Meurisse | Maître Éparvier |
Charles Vanel | Maître Guérin |
Sami Frey | Gilbert Tellier |
Marie-José Nat | Annie Marceau |
André Oumansky | Ludovic / Ludovic Toussaint |
Claude Berri | Georges |
Jacques Perrin | Jérôme |
Louis Seigner | Le président des assises |
Raymond Meunier | Le cuistot du 'Spoutnik' |
Directors
Writers
Henri-Georges Clouzot, Simone Drieu, Michèle Perrein, Jean Clouzot, Christiane Rochefort, Véra Clouzot
Cast
Name | Character |
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Brigitte Bardot | Dominique Marceau |
Paul Meurisse | Maître Éparvier |
Charles Vanel | Maître Guérin |
Sami Frey | Gilbert Tellier |
Marie-José Nat | Annie Marceau |
André Oumansky | Ludovic / Ludovic Toussaint |
Claude Berri | Georges |
Jacques Perrin | Jérôme |
Louis Seigner | Le président des assises |
Raymond Meunier | Le cuistot du 'Spoutnik' |
René Blancard | L'avocat général |
Paul Bonifas | Un greffier |
Hubert de Lapparent | Un avocat |
Louis Arbessier | Le professeur |
Simone Berthier | Une locataire |
Charles Bouillaud | L'avocat d'Annie |
Colette Castel | La jeune avocate |
Marcel Delaitre | Un journaliste |
Germaine Delbat | Une employée du 'Spoutnik' |
Jacques Hilling | Un client du 'Spoutnik' |
Producers
Name | Role |
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Roger Debelmas | Producer |
Raoul Levy | Producer |
Editors
Year | Type | Category | Won |
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1961 | Oscar | Best Foreign Language Film | Nominated |
1961 | Golden Globe | Best Foreign-Language Foreign Film | Won |