I, Pierre Rivière, Having Slaughtered My Mother, My Sister and My Brother…
19762h 10m6.5
Crime, Drama
- Runtime
- 2h 10m
- Genre
- Crime
- Origin
- France
About
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”.
Where to watch
Not available to stream in United States yet. It is in France.
Details
- Director
- René Allio
- Writing
- Pascal Bonitzer, Jean Jourdheuil, Serge Toubiana
- Status
- Released
- Released
- Oct 27, 1976
- Studio
- Les Films de l'Arquebuse, Polsim Productions
Cast
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