The Color of Lies

1999 1h 53m FR

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5.9

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★5.9TMDB · 68

CrimeDrama

Synopsis

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In a small Breton town, a 10-year-old girl is found murdered. René, her art teacher, a professional painter, is the last person to have seen her alive. The inspector in charge of the investigation immediately questions him. In this small provincial town where people all know each other and regularly meet at the Bar des Amis, René is increasingly unsettled by the other inhabitants' suspicions and by the inspector's investigation. Children stop coming to him for lessons. His wife, Viviane, a district nurse, protects him and supports him with her love. However, a self-centred media-star writer adds to René's confusion...

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Sandrine Bonnaire
Vivianne Sterne
Jacques Gamblin
René Sterne
Antoine de Caunes
Germain-Roland Desmot
Valeria Bruni Tedeschi
Frédérique Lesage
Bernard Verley
Inspecteur Loudun
Bulle Ogier
Évelyne Bordier
Pierre Martot
Regis Marchal
Noël Simsolo
Monsieur Bordier

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Claude Chabrol
Writers: Odile Barski, Claude Chabrol
Languages: French
Countries: France

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ERA

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27 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Claude Chabrol, shot by Eduardo Serra. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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3 / 7

DIRECTOR

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Original score by Matthieu Chabrol. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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4 / 7

DIRECTOR

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Editor Monique Fardoulis shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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5 / 7

CAST

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Sandrine Bonnaire and Jacques Gamblin and Antoine de Caunes carry the top of the cast.

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6 / 7

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0164368 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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7 / 7

WILD

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Only 68 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Claude Chabrol directs. Eduardo Serra behind the camera. Matthieu Chabrol scores. Monique Fardoulis cuts. Produced in France. Dialogue in French.

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127 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
2Directed by Claude Chabrol, shot by Eduardo Serra. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
3Original score by Matthieu Chabrol. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
4Editor Monique Fardoulis shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
5Sandrine Bonnaire and Jacques Gamblin and Antoine de Caunes carry the top of the cast.
6IMDB entry: tt0164368 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
7Only 68 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.