I Am Pierre Riviere
I Am Pierre Riviere | |
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Directed by | Christine Lipinska |
Written by | Christine Lipinska |
Starring | Jacques Spiesser |
Cinematography | Jean Monsigny |
Edited by | Agnès Molinard |
Production company | Les Films de l'Ecluse |
Distributed by | UZ Diffusion |
Release date |
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Running time | 82 minutes |
Country | France |
Language | French |
I Am Pierre Riviere (French: Je suis Pierre Rivière) is a 1976 French drama film directed by Christine Lipinska.[1]
Plot[]
The film is based on documents compiled by French philosopher, Michel Foucault. In a Normandy village in 1835, a young man, Pierre Rivière, murdered his mother, sister and brother before fleeing to the countryside.
Using a cast of local villagers, the film uses detailed and historically accurate re-enactments to create an intense, disturbing atmosphere. The crime and resultant trial is recounted from varied perspectives, including Pierre's confession. The result is a rich, complex narrative that interrogates truth and history.
Cast[]
- Jacques Spiesser - Pierre Rivière
- André Rouyer - Le président du tribunal
- - François Lecomte
- Francis Huster - L'avocat de la défense
- Michel Robin - Le père
- Thérèse Quentin - La mère
- Mado Maurin - La grand-mère
- - Victoire (as Marianne Épin)
- Isabelle Huppert - Aimée
- - Pierre enfant
- - Le premier médecin
- - Le second médecin
- - Le bûcheron
- François Dyrek - L'homme de la battue
- - Le curé
See also[]
- Isabelle Huppert on screen and stage
References[]
- ^ Clarke Fountain (2012). "NY Times: I Am Pierre Riviere". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. Baseline & All Movie Guide. Archived from the original on 2 November 2012. Retrieved 16 May 2010.
Notes[]
- Foucault, Michel (1982). I, Pierre Riviére, Having Slaughtered My Mother, My Sister, and My Brother: A Case of Parricide in the 19th Century. University of Nebraska Press. ISBN 978-0803268579.
External links[]
Categories:
- 1976 films
- French-language films
- French films
- Films directed by Christine Lipinska
- 1970s historical drama films
- French historical drama films
- Films set in the 1830s
- 1976 drama films
- 1970s French film stubs