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
Brigitte Bardot
France
Best movies:
Royal Affairs in Versailles (1954)
Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen (2012) - a.f.
Agent 38-24-36 (1964)
Charles Vanel
France
Best movies:
The Wages of Fear (1953)
Les Misérables (1934) (series)
In the Name of the Law (1949)
Louis Seigner
France
Best movies:
Les Misérables (1982)
This Special Friendship (1964)
The Count of Monte Cristo (1954)
Paul Meurisse
France
Best movies:
Marie-October (1959)
Diabolique (1955)
Army of Shadows (1969)
Sami Frey
France
Best movies:
Cleo from 5 to 7 (1962)
La Voie Jackson (1981) (TV movie)
The Truth (1960)
Marie-José Nat
France
Best movies:
Jean-Marc ou La vie conjugale (1963)
Train of Life (1998)
The Truth (1960)
Fernand Ledoux
Belgium
Best movies:
Le Glaive et la balance (1963)
Les Misérables (1958)
The Longest Day (1962)
André Oumansky
France
Best movies:
Burnt by the Sun (1994)
Sundays and Cybele (1962)
Babel (2006)
Jean-Loup Reynold
France
Best movies:
The Truth (1960)
The Reluctant Spy (1963)
Claude Berri
France
Best movies:
The Sleeping Car Murder (1965)
The Truth (1960)
The Three Brothers (1995)
Jacques Perrin
France
Best movies:
Cinema Paradiso (1988)
The Chorus (2004)
State of Siege (1972)
Jacques Marin
France
Best movies:
Le Glaive et la balance (1963)
Les Misérables (1958)
How to Steal a Million (1966)
Jacqueline Porel
France
Best movies:
L'Appel du destin (1953)
Jean-Marc ou La vie conjugale (1963)
The Truth (1960)
Guy Tréjan
France
Best movies:
The Fighting Musketeers (1961)
Royal Affairs in Versailles (1954)
Conversation Piece (1974)
Jackie Sardou
France
Best movies:
L'Appel du destin (1953)
The Truth (1960)
The Seventh Company Has Been Found (1975)
Jacques Hilling
Australia
Best movies:
No Vacation for Mr. Mayor (1951)
The Fighting Musketeers (1961)
Inspector Maigret (1958)
Dominique Zardi
France
Best movies:
Dialogue with the Carmelites (1960)
Two Men in Town (1973)
Fantomas (1964)
Colette Castel
France
Best movies:
L'Affaire Dreyfus (1994) (series)
The Truth (1960)
The Tall Blond Man with One Black Shoe (1972)
Marcel Cuvelier
France
Best movies:
The Confession (1970)
The Truth (1960)
Elevator to the Gallows (1958)
Colette Régis
France
Best movies:
This Special Friendship (1964)
The Truth (1960)
La Nuit est mon royaume (1951)