La Vérité
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La Vérité is a 1960 French courtroom drama film directed by Henri-Georges Clouzot, best known for starring Brigitte Bardot as a young woman on trial for murder.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
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| La Vérité (1960 film) | 0 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
French film
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film ⓘ |
| academyAwardsEdition | 33rd Academy Awards NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| awardNomination | Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| character |
Dominique Marceau
NERFINISHED
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Gilbert Tellier NERFINISHED ⓘ Éparvier NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cinematographyBy | Armand Thirard NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | France ⓘ |
| criticalReputation | one of Brigitte Bardot's most acclaimed dramatic performances ⓘ |
| dialogueLanguage | French ⓘ |
| director | Henri-Georges Clouzot NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributor | Columbia Pictures ⓘ |
| editedBy | Madeleine Gug NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era | French cinema of the 1960s ⓘ |
| festivalEntry | Venice Film Festival main competition NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmFormat | black-and-white film ⓘ |
| genre |
courtroom film
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drama film ⓘ |
| hasCourtroomScenes | true ⓘ |
| leadActorRole | Brigitte Bardot as Dominique Marceau NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| leadCharacterOccupation | aspiring musician ⓘ |
| loverCharacterOccupation | classical music student ⓘ |
| musicBy | Georges Auric NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeFocus | murder trial ⓘ |
| narrativeStructure | flashbacks during trial ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | French ⓘ |
| plotSummary | A young woman, Dominique Marceau, is tried for the murder of her lover Gilbert Tellier, with the court examining her past and character. ⓘ |
| premiereEvent | 1960 Venice Film Festival NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| producer | Henri-Georges Clouzot NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany | Soraya Films NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1960 ⓘ |
| runningTime | 128 minutes ⓘ |
| screenwriter |
Henri-Georges Clouzot
NERFINISHED
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Louis Verneuil NERFINISHED ⓘ Michel Audiard NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting | Paris ⓘ |
| starring |
Brigitte Bardot
NERFINISHED
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Charles Vanel NERFINISHED ⓘ Marie-José Nat NERFINISHED ⓘ Paul Meurisse NERFINISHED ⓘ Sami Frey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| theme |
female sexuality and double standards
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morality and social judgment ⓘ truth and subjectivity ⓘ |
| timePeriodDepicted | late 1950s France ⓘ |
| title | La Vérité NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| translatedTitle | The Truth NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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