Rent I, Pierre Rivierre (1976)
3.7 of 5 from 47 ratings
2h 4min
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- Synopsis:
This original and unique film charts the gruesome events that took place in a small Normandy village in 1835, when a young man, Pierre Riviere (Claude Hébert), 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 hyperrealism. Director Rene Allio's extraordinary work (which is itself the subject of the documentary 'Back to Normandy' by Nicolas Philibert, who served as Allio's assistant) is not only an historical reconstruction, but also an unflinching portrait of psychopathology and its aftermath. - Actors:
- Claude Hébert, Jacqueline Millière, Joseph Leportier, Annick Géhan, Nicole Géhan, Emilie Lihou, Antoine Bourseiller, Michel Amphoux, Jacques Debary, Chilpéric de Boiscuillé, Léon Jeangirard, Robert Decaen, Marthe Groussard, Monsieur Bisson, Roger Harivel, Jeanne Bouquerel, Pierre Borel, Anne-Marie Davy, Gilbert Delacour, Norbert Delozier
- Directors:
- René Allio
- Producers:
- Fanny Berchaux, René Féret
- Writers:
- Michel Foucault, Pascal Bonitzer, Jean Jourdheuil, Serge Toubiana, René Allio
- Aka:
- Moi, Pierre Rivière, ayant égorgé ma mère, ma soeur et mon frère...
- Studio:
- Artificial Eye Film Company Ltd.
- Genres:
- Classics, Drama
- Countries:
- France
