CinemaOSMovie · 1976 · 2h 10m

I, Pierre Rivière, Having Slaughtered My Mother, My Sister and My Brother…

65%(11)IMDbCrimeDrama

Based on documents compiled by leading French philosopher Michel Foucault, this unique and original film charts the gruesome events which took place in a Normandy village in 1835, when a young man, Pierre Rivière, murdered his mother, sister and brother before fleeing to the countryside. With a cast made up of real-life villagers from the area where the events took place, the detailed re-enactments and careful attention to the gestures of their ancestors serve to create an intense and sometimes disturbing atmosphere of hyper-realism. Details of the crime and of the trial that followed are told from varied perspectives, including the written confession of Pierre himself, and form a rich and complex narrative that interrogates the concepts of “truth” and “history”.

Directed byRené Allio

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Status
Released
Runtime
2h 10m
Language
FR
Released
October 27, 1976
Studios
SFPINALes Films de l'Arquebuse

Featuring

Cast & crew

5 credited
Starring

Claude Hébert

Pierre Rivière

Jacqueline Milliere

Meme Rivière

Joseph Leportier

Mr. Rivière

Annick Gehan

Aimée

François Regnault

François Regnault

Cast member

Creative team
Directed by
René Allio
René Allio
Written by
Jean Jourdheuil
René Allio
René Allio

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