The Goldman Case

"I am innocent because I am innocent."

2023 1h 58m FR

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★6.9TMDB · 253

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Synopsis

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A second trial begins in November 1975 against French left-wing revolutionary Pierre Goldman, accused of several armed robberies and the death of two chemists.

“I am innocent because I am innocent.”

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Cast

Arieh Worthalter
Pierre Goldman
Arthur Harari
Maître Kiejman
Stéphan Guérin-Tillié
Président
Nicolas Briançon
Maître Garaud
Maxime Canat
Policier tapissage
Jeremy Lewin
Maître Francis Chouraqui
Christian Mazucchini
Maître Émile Bartoli
Aurélien Chaussade
L'avocat général

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Cédric Kahn
Writers: Cédric Kahn, Nathalie Hertzberg
Languages: French
Countries: France

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MONEY

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Shot for just $2.6M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.

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ERA

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Released 3 years ago.

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3 / 7

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Cédric Kahn, shot by Patrick Ghiringhelli. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Yann Dedet 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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Arieh Worthalter and Arthur Harari and Stéphan Guérin-Tillié carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "I am innocent because I am innocent.".

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt16160622 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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The take

Cédric Kahn directs. Patrick Ghiringhelli behind the camera. Yann Dedet cuts. Profitable at the box office. Produced in France. Dialogue in French.

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Things worth knowing

1Shot for just $2.6M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.
2Released 3 years ago.
3Directed by Cédric Kahn, shot by Patrick Ghiringhelli. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Editor Yann Dedet shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
5Arieh Worthalter and Arthur Harari and Stéphan Guérin-Tillié carry the top of the cast.
6Marketing tagline: "I am innocent because I am innocent.".
7IMDB entry: tt16160622 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

The technical file

Cinematography: Patrick Ghiringhelli
Editing: Yann Dedet
Costume design: Alice Cambournac
Makeup / hair: Elodie Merlier
Sound: Olivier Guillaume
Stunt coordinator: Olivier Fornara
Runtime: 118 min · 1h 58m
Status: Released
Budget: $2,600,000
Box office: $2,883,655
Return: 111% of budget
Original language: FR
IMDB: The Goldman Case (2023)

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CinemaSerf2024-09-22
★ 7/10
I usually enjoy French courtroom dramas. There's none of this "yes m'lud" and "no, your honour" deferential obsequiousness. They are normally much more of a bun-fight with the lawyers, witnesses, jurors and the accused all chipping-in to ask questions and sling plenty of character-assassinating mud about the room. This one is at the livelier end of that scale as the eponymous, self-confessed, robber (Arieh Worthalter) takes to the stand to defend himself from accusations the he shot and killed two pharmacists. I can't say I'd every heard ever heard of this left-wing firebrand, but as the film progresses his quick-wittedness and common-sense approach to his defence, coupled with his uncomfortably plain speaking - especially for his lawyer "Kiejman' (Arthur Harari) - makes for a most unconventional presentation of a scenario where the court president (Stéphan Guérin-Tillié) seemed to be doing most of the questioning and then most of the judging. It's the very lack of the ore traditional static formula that makes this a compelling watch. I found Goldman's character to be smug, self-satisfying and opinionated but his sharp honesty along the lines of "why would I?" begins to cut more and more ice as the prosecution becomes increasingly flabbergasted by his generalising outbursts that provoke temper tantrums from all sides and, more importantly, expose some of the less attractive characteristics of all concerned. It's almost two hours long, but the very natural, at times angry, nature of the scripting and it's delivery gives us a really plausible setting that's more gladiatorial than judicial. He's quite a sarcastic fellow, as is the prosecutor, so there are a few laughs to be had here as they successfully manage to wind each other up, and the close confines of the court - which we never leave - condenses it all nice and tightly. In the end I felt I knew what the verdict would be, but did I necessarily agree with it? Hmmm...?

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