Directed by:
Henri-Georges ClouzotCinematography:
Armand ThirardCast:
Brigitte Bardot, Charles Vanel, Louis Seigner, Paul Meurisse, Sami Frey, Marie-José Nat, Fernand Ledoux, André Oumansky, Jean-Loup Reynold, Claude Berri (more)Plots(1)
Beautiful, troubled Dominique Marceau (Brigitte Bardot) came to bohemian Paris to escape the suffocation of provincial life, only to wind up in a courtroom, accused of a terrible crime: the murder of her lover (Sami Frey). As the trial commences and the lawyers begin tangling over Dominique’s fate, Henri-Georges Clouzot’s Oscar-nominated La vérité delves into her past, reconstructing her struggle to find a foothold in the city. What emerges is a nuanced portrait of an impulsive young woman misunderstood and mistreated by those around her, and of her ultimately tragic affair with an up-and-coming conductor. With an astonishing performance by Bardot, Clouzot’s affecting and intricately constructed film—a huge late-career success for the French master—renders a harsh verdict against a hypocritical and moralistic society. (Criterion)
(more)Cast
![Brigitte Bardot](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/190/164190367_1be1f6.jpg)
Brigitte Bardot
France
Best movies:
Royal Affairs in Versailles (1954)
Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen (2012) - a.f.
Agent 38-24-36 (1964)
![Charles Vanel](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/163/806/163806301_8a3a4b.png)
Charles Vanel
France
Best movies:
The Wages of Fear (1953)
Les Misérables (1934) (series)
In the Name of the Law (1949)
![Louis Seigner](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/448/448885_d0dd7a.jpg)
Louis Seigner
France
Best movies:
Les Misérables (1982)
This Special Friendship (1964)
The Count of Monte Cristo (1954)
![Paul Meurisse](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/354/354071_244a68.jpg)
Paul Meurisse
France
Best movies:
Marie-October (1959)
Diabolique (1955)
Army of Shadows (1969)
![Sami Frey](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/274/274871_163bc8.jpg)
Sami Frey
France
Best movies:
Cleo from 5 to 7 (1962)
La Voie Jackson (1981) (TV movie)
The Truth (1960)
![Marie-José Nat](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/157/790/157790917_e8a7fd.jpg)
Marie-José Nat
France
Best movies:
Jean-Marc ou La vie conjugale (1963)
Train of Life (1998)
The Truth (1960)
![Fernand Ledoux](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/473/473515_cb9107.jpg)
Fernand Ledoux
Belgium
Best movies:
Le Glaive et la balance (1963)
Les Misérables (1958)
To Each His Hell (1977)
![André Oumansky](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/517/517890_dcdcdc.jpg)
André Oumansky
France
Best movies:
Burnt by the Sun (1994)
Sundays and Cybele (1962)
Babel (2006)
Jean-Loup Reynold
France
Best movies:
The Truth (1960)
The Reluctant Spy (1963)
Claude Berri
France
Best movies:
The Sleeping Car Murders (1965)
The Truth (1960)
The Three Brothers (1995)
![Jacques Perrin](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/166/586/166586756_69f75a.jpg)
Jacques Perrin
France
Best movies:
Cinema Paradiso (1988)
The Chorus (2004)
State of Siege (1972)
![Jacques Marin](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/279/279670_fc294a.jpg)
Jacques Marin
France
Best movies:
Le Glaive et la balance (1963)
Les Misérables (1958)
How to Steal a Million (1966)
![Jacqueline Porel](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/507/507437_b18be3.jpg)
Jacqueline Porel
France
Best movies:
L'Appel du destin (1953)
Jean-Marc ou La vie conjugale (1963)
The Truth (1960)
![Guy Tréjan](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/105/792/105792711_107ae4.jpg)
Guy Tréjan
France
Best movies:
The Fighting Musketeers (1961)
Royal Affairs in Versailles (1954)
Conversation Piece (1974)
Jackie Sardou
France
Best movies:
L'Appel du destin (1953)
The Truth (1960)
The Seventh Company Has Been Found (1975)
![Jacques Hilling](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/462/462473_aa9774.jpg)
Jacques Hilling
Australia
Best movies:
No Vacation for Mr. Mayor (1951)
The Fighting Musketeers (1961)
Inspector Maigret (1958)
![Dominique Zardi](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/166/276/166276545_68cb2d.jpg)
Dominique Zardi
France
Best movies:
Dialogue with the Carmelites (1960)
Two Men in Town (1973)
Fantomas (1964)
![Colette Castel](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/021/353/21353676_809ec5.jpg)
Colette Castel
France
Best movies:
L'Affaire Dreyfus (1994) (series)
The Truth (1960)
The Tall Blond Man with One Black Shoe (1972)
![Marcel Cuvelier](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/021/353/21353705_3510d1.jpg)
Marcel Cuvelier
France
Best movies:
The Confession (1970)
The Truth (1960)
Elevator to the Gallows (1958)
Colette Régis
France
Best movies:
This Special Friendship (1964)
The Truth (1960)
La Nuit est mon royaume (1951)