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A liberated small-town girl stands on trial to determine whether she killed her lover in a crime of passion or in premeditation.A liberated small-town girl stands on trial to determine whether she killed her lover in a crime of passion or in premeditation.A liberated small-town girl stands on trial to determine whether she killed her lover in a crime of passion or in premeditation.
- Nominated for 1 Oscar
- 3 wins & 2 nominations total
Barbara Sommers
- Daisy
- (as Barbara Sohmers)
Storyline
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- TriviaDirector Henri George Clouzot pushed his actors and actresses so hard - Sami Frey and Jacques Perrin were about to hit him in the face - that Brigitte Bardot tried to commit suicide after the shooting. She was too much implicated, involved in the Dominique character. She also said that this movie was the only one in her career which she was really proud of.
- Quotes
The Prosecuting Attorney: You spent weeks seducing him, didn't you? Weeks!
Dominique's Attorney: Objection! What length of time should she have spent? Is there any legal limit on how long a seduction ought to take?
- ConnectionsFeatured in The Art of Arts TV: The Single Arts Film (2008)
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By far the best Brigitte Bardot picture, engaged with the avant-garde director Henry-Georges Clouzot, fitting perfect with a drawn up screenplay, about a lazy girl Dominique (Bardot) tired of his hometown lifestyle, decides by any mean living together with her old sister Annie (Marie-Jose Nat) at glamorous Paris in the early sixties, meanwhile his sister makes a hard efforts to learning classic music, otherwise Dominique dropped her preparatory course to work at beauty parlor, spending her time at bars and night clubs with questionable friendship, until meets Gilbert Tellier (Sami Frey) a promising musician which his sister raising hopes for future marriage, Tellier gonna crazy by so beautiful and sexy Dominique, although she scorns him, when he finally got her, he treats her possessively and grossly, they break apart, she suffers and end up sell yourself on prostitution, at their last meeting she on its kenees begs your pardon, then they had a love night and Dominique is merciless waived on the morning by his cold lover, abased deeply for such ruthlessness, later she kills him and tried out committed suicide afterwards saves in time, brought to trial, she is judge in her dingy background lifestyle, there lawers's battle begin although an unexpected ending, mastery Clouzot explores all strong sexy appeal that BB can delivers with dared scenes, told by countless and overlong flashbacks, my favorite Bardot picture!!
Resume:
First watch: 2020 / How many: 1 / Source: DVD / Rating: 8.75
Resume:
First watch: 2020 / How many: 1 / Source: DVD / Rating: 8.75
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- Also known as
- Die Wahrheit
- Filming locations
- Rue Saint-Antoine, Paris 4, Paris, France(Dominique hit by a bus)
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- Runtime2 hours 7 minutes
- Color
- Aspect ratio
- 1.66 : 1
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