I, Pierre Rivière, Having Slaughtered My Mother, My Sister and My Brother…

1976 2h 10m FR

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★6.5TMDB · 11

CrimeDrama

Synopsis

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Based on documents compiled by leading French philosopher Michel Foucault, this unique and original film charts the gruesome events which took place in a Normandy village in 1835, when a young man, Pierre Rivière, murdered his mother, sister and brother before fleeing to the countryside. With a cast made up of real-life villagers from the area where the events took place, the detailed re-enactments and careful attention to the gestures of their ancestors serve to create an intense and sometimes disturbing atmosphere of hyper-realism. Details of the crime and of the trial that followed are told from varied perspectives, including the written confession of Pierre himself, and form a rich and complex narrative that interrogates the concepts of “truth” and “history”.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Claude Hébert
Pierre Rivière
Jacqueline Milliere
Meme Rivière
Joseph Leportier
Mr. Rivière
Annick Gehan
Aimée
François Regnault
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Credits

Behind the camera

Director: René Allio
Writers: Jean Jourdheuil, René Allio, Pascal Bonitzer
Languages: French
Countries: France

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ERA

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50 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Sylvie Blanc 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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Claude Hébert and Jacqueline Milliere and Joseph Leportier carry the top of the cast.

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0074910 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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5 / 5

WILD

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Only 11 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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The take

René Allio directs. Sylvie Blanc cuts. Produced in France. Dialogue in French.

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150 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
2Editor Sylvie Blanc shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
3Claude Hébert and Jacqueline Milliere and Joseph Leportier carry the top of the cast.
4IMDB entry: tt0074910 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
5Only 11 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
6Classified under 8 themes, including "infidelity", "philosophy", "based on true story", "punishment".