Movie·1993·1h 45m
A Shadow of a Doubt
Country
France
Language
French
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The Story
Original title: L'Ombre du doute
Aline Issermann's "Shades of Doubt" ("L'Ombre du Doute"), a French film about a wrenching family crisis, is set forth with remarkable restraint. The subject is incest, but the story's potential for tawdriness is never exploited. Instead, Ms. Issermann presents a discreet, methodical account of how 12-year-old Alexandrine comes to bring and then recant charges against her father, Jean.
Written By
Martine Fadier-Nisse, Frédérique Gruyer
Producer
Jean-Claude Fleury
Cinematography
Darius Khondji
Themes
Production House
Audience Score
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// cast
Cast
Mireille Perrier
Mother
Alain Bashung
Father
Sandrine Blancke
Alexandrine
Michel Aumont
Grandfather
Emmanuelle Riva
Grandmother
Luis Issermann
Pierre
Roland Bertin
Judge
Dominique Lavanant
Alexandrine's Teacher
Thierry Lhermitte
Alexandrine's Lawyer
Jean-Pierre Sentier
Maître Toussaint / l'avocat de Jean
Féodor Atkine
Therapist
// crew
Crew
Aline Issermann
Writer, Director
Martine Fadier-Nisse
Writer
Frédérique Gruyer
Writer
Jean-Claude Fleury
Producer
Darius Khondji
Director of Photography
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