I Am Pierre Riviere

I Am Pierre Riviere
Film poster
Directed byChristine Lipinska
Written byChristine Lipinska
Régis Hanrion
StarringJacques Spiesser
CinematographyJean Monsigny
Edited byAgnès Molinard
Production
company
Les Films de l'Ecluse
Distributed byUZ Diffusion
Release date
  • 7 April 1976 (1976-04-07)
Running time
82 minutes
CountryFrance
LanguageFrench

I Am Pierre Riviere (French: Je suis Pierre Rivière) is a 1976 French drama film directed by Christine Lipinska.[1]

Plot

The film is based on documents compiled by French philosopher, Michel Foucault. In a Normandy village in 1835, a young man, Pierre Rivière, murdered his mother, sister and brother before fleeing to the countryside.

Using a cast of local villagers, the film uses detailed and historically accurate re-enactments to create an intense, disturbing atmosphere. The crime and resultant trial is recounted from varied perspectives, including Pierre's confession. The result is a rich, complex narrative that interrogates truth and history.

Cast

See also

References

  1. ^ Clarke Fountain (2012). "NY Times: I Am Pierre Riviere". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. Baseline & All Movie Guide. Archived from the original on 2 November 2012. Retrieved 16 May 2010.

Notes

  • Foucault, Michel (1982). I, Pierre Riviére, Having Slaughtered My Mother, My Sister, and My Brother: A Case of Parricide in the 19th Century. University of Nebraska Press. ISBN 978-0803268579.


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