We have often heard that the COVID pandemic has laid bare the problems with our society. Crises often do that. But it's not just crises that expose the faults. Minor events can do that. The OJ Simpson trial drew attention to racial tension in the United States.
A fictional trial also drew attention to problems. Not in the US, but in France. Henri-Georges Clouzot's Academy Award-nominated thriller "La vérité" ("The Truth" in English) focuses on a woman on trial for murder. This was apparently a crime of passion, but what was the full story?
The movie can get seen as a look at France's problems of that era (hence the title could refer not just to the trial, but to all of society). In a departure from her usual sexpot roles, Brigitte Bardot plays the accused (of course, she remains overtly sexual). Clouzot noted that a person's life story can't get fully told in such a short period of time; a trial can only reveal so much about an individual.
There are some scenes that I'm surprised they were allowed to include in the movie (of course, those scenes could've gotten removed in other countries). All in all, it's one of the most important pieces of cinema history. Definitely see it.
A fictional trial also drew attention to problems. Not in the US, but in France. Henri-Georges Clouzot's Academy Award-nominated thriller "La vérité" ("The Truth" in English) focuses on a woman on trial for murder. This was apparently a crime of passion, but what was the full story?
The movie can get seen as a look at France's problems of that era (hence the title could refer not just to the trial, but to all of society). In a departure from her usual sexpot roles, Brigitte Bardot plays the accused (of course, she remains overtly sexual). Clouzot noted that a person's life story can't get fully told in such a short period of time; a trial can only reveal so much about an individual.
There are some scenes that I'm surprised they were allowed to include in the movie (of course, those scenes could've gotten removed in other countries). All in all, it's one of the most important pieces of cinema history. Definitely see it.