Innocent Lies (1995)

In September 1938 a British detective comes to a small French coastal town in order to investigate the death of a colleague. Prime suspects are the members of English aristocratic family ... See full summary »

Director:

Patrick Dewolf

Writers:

Kerry Crabbe, Patrick Dewolf

Stars:

Adrian Dunbar, Florence Hoath, Sophie Aubry

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Adrian Dunbar	...	Alan Cross
Florence Hoath	...	Angela Cross
Sophie Aubry	...	Solange Montfort
Joanna Lumley	...	Lady Helena Graves
Gabrielle Anwar	...	Celia Graves
Alexis Denisof	...	Christopher Wood
Stephen Dorff	...	Jeremy Graves
Marianne Denicourt	...	Maud Graves
Melvil Poupaud	...	Louis Bernard
Bernard Haller	...	Georges Montfort
Rosalind Bennett	...	Janet Blain
Keira Knightley	...	Young Celia
Tobias Saunders	...	Celia's Brother #1
Robin Saunders	...	Celia's Brother #2
Charles Duron	...	Beach Boy

Storyline

In September 1938 a British detective comes to a small French coastal town in order to investigate the death of a colleague. Prime suspects are the members of English aristocratic family with plenty of skeletons in the closet.

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Plot Keywords:

detective | 1930s | panties | stabbed with scissors | actress | 

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Genres:

Drama | Mystery | Thriller

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Details

Country:

UK France

Language:

English French German

Release Date:

30 June 1995 (UK)

Also Known As:

Mentiras inocentes

Filming Locations:

Morbihan, France

Company Credits

Production Co:

Polygram Filmed Entertainment, Red Umbrella Productions, Septième Production

Technical Specs

Runtime:

88 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby SR (as Dolby Stereo SR) Stereo (as Dolby Stereo SR)

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

'Julie Christie' refused the role of Lady Helena Graves

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Soundtracks

"Que reste-t-il de nos amours?"
(Trenet / Chauliac - Editions Salabert)
Recording Copyright 1943 Phonogram France
Performed by Charles Trenet

User Reviews

A Seductive Picture

The cinematography of this film was brilliant, choice of location plus the genius of the camera work kept me enthralled with a shallow and convoluted plot that took red herring to waters it had never been to before. The little hamlet and eccentric interiors made an impossible film watchable, enjoyable even. The premise of the plot was the suicide or murder concept of the hero regarding the best friend and introduced in the first scenes. The rest of the movie was interwoven and seemingly totally disconnected scenes of incest or gratuitous pants dropping or bums in the buff. There were some of the scenes that served no purpose other than to expose an actor's body to the camera or tight shots of Adrian Dunbar's nose. It was as if the editors tossed the dailies up in the air and pasted them together quickly based on aesthetics rather than plot advancement. I think there was a plot at one time in the manuscript but it was discarded and the film became a series of patchwork scenes lacking cohesion. I was glad it was over though it was not easy to tell when that was going to happen because it could have been anywhere along the line. It was not a great film, a dozen yrs old and so aggravating it inspired me to take more time on it and write a 'review' on a pretty bad movie.