The Girl with a Bracelet

2020 1h 35m FR

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6.5

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★6.5TMDB · 244

DramaCrime

Synopsis

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Lise (16 years old) is accused of murdering her best friend. As the trial starts, her parents stand right by her side. But once her secret life is revealed in court, the truth becomes indistinguishable.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Roschdy Zem
Bruno
Chiara Mastroianni
Céline
Melissa Guers
Lise
Anaïs Demoustier
L'Avocat Général
Annie Mercier
L'Avocate de Lise
Pascal Garbarini
Le président
Paul Aïssaoui-Cuvelier
Jules
Carlo Ferrante
L'avocat des parties civiles

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Stéphane Demoustier
Writers: Stéphane Demoustier, Ulises Porra, Gonzalo Tobal
Languages: French
Countries: Belgium, France

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ERA

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Released 6 years ago.

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WORLD

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International production across 2 countries: Belgium, France.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Stéphane Demoustier, shot by Sylvain Verdet. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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

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DIRECTOR

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

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CAST

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Roschdy Zem and Chiara Mastroianni and Melissa Guers carry the top of the cast.

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7 / 7

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt7766886 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Stéphane Demoustier directs. Sylvain Verdet behind the camera. Carla Pallone scores. Damien Maestraggi cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Belgium, France. Dialogue in French.

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Things worth knowing

1Released 6 years ago.
2International production across 2 countries: Belgium, France.
3Directed by Stéphane Demoustier, shot by Sylvain Verdet. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Original score by Carla Pallone. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
5Editor Damien Maestraggi shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Roschdy Zem and Chiara Mastroianni and Melissa Guers carry the top of the cast.
7IMDB entry: tt7766886 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

The technical file

Cinematography: Sylvain Verdet
Original score: Carla Pallone
Editing: Damien Maestraggi
Production design: Catherine Cosme
Runtime: 95 min · 1h 35m
Status: Released
Original language: FR
IMDB: The Girl with a Bracelet (2020)

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CinemaSerf2024-04-11
★ 7/10
I usually find with French courtroom dramas a refreshing lack of formality and deference. That's not to say that it's a free for all, but the ebbing and flowing of testimony and barrister intervention seems to me far more likely to facilitate a more accurate verdict. "Lise" (Melissa Guers) has been arraigned on a charge of the murder of her best friend "Flora". She was found stabbed multiple times in a bed they had shared the night before. The prosecutor (Anaïs Demoustier) is alleging that a leaked, intimate, video of "Lise" and their friend "Nathan" (Mikaël Halimi) was the source of the violence but she denies that. As the investigation proceeds, we begin to realise that nothing is simple here. "Lise" turns out to be a sexually active girl and the trial sort of shifts from an evaluation of her guilt and innocence into one of youth, profligacy, morals and behaviour. At that, it's quite provocative and the young Guers delivers well. She portrays the character convincingly, lacking in confidence and emanating quite a genuine sense of bemused bewilderment coupled with a remarkable degree of self-control. It's quite clear that as her parents learn a little more of their daughter's peccadilloes that they, too, have demons to face - and at times you do wonder if her dad "Bruno" (Roschdy Zem) is entirely sure of her innocence. Annie Mercier is also quite effective as the girl's legal counsel presenting a far less confrontational style then the prosecutor and for the bulk of this ninety minutes, we have quite a decent drama that does ask you not just whom you believe, but also - what were you like at that age. The trial itself seems a little weak, but as a vehicle for quite a characterful performance from Guers it's worth watching.

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