The Man Who Lies

1968 1h 37m FR

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6.7

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6.8

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★6.7TMDB · 43★6.8IMDB · 982

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Synopsis

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A man may or may not have betrayed a resistance fighter during World War II. He has supposedly been shot down by the Nazis and wanders into town. Mourning the death of an unseen comrade, he is taken in by the family of the dead rebel. He engages in a superfluous affair and witnesses the lesbian relationship between the man's sister and a female servant. When passions subside, the family has doubts about the reliability of the man's story.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Jean-Louis Trintignant
Jan Robin / Boris Varissa
Sylvie Bréal
Maria
Zuzana Kocúriková
Laura
Dominique Prado
Lisa the Barmaid
Catherine Robbe-Grillet
Druggist
Sylvia Turbová
Sylvia
Ivan Mistrík
Jean
Dušan Blaškovič
Taverner

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Alain Robbe-Grillet
Writers: Alain Robbe-Grillet
Languages: French
Countries: Czechoslovakia, France

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ERA

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58 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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WORLD

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International production across 2 countries: Czechoslovakia, France.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Alain Robbe-Grillet, shot by Igor Luther. 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 Pavol Šimai. 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 Bob Wade 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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Jean-Louis Trintignant and Sylvie Bréal and Zuzana Kocúriková carry the top of the cast.

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0063080 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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8 / 8

WILD

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Only 43 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Alain Robbe-Grillet directs. Igor Luther behind the camera. Pavol Šimai scores. Bob Wade cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Czechoslovakia, France. Dialogue in French.

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Things worth knowing

158 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
2International production across 2 countries: Czechoslovakia, France.
3Directed by Alain Robbe-Grillet, shot by Igor Luther. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Original score by Pavol Šimai. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
5Editor Bob Wade shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Jean-Louis Trintignant and Sylvie Bréal and Zuzana Kocúriková carry the top of the cast.
7IMDB entry: tt0063080 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Only 43 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.