Genealogies of a Crime

Genealogies of a Crime

Généalogies d'un crime
🎞️ Movie 103 min FR
โ˜… 6.4 /10 1997

Is she the murderer, the victim, or both?

At her son's funeral, Solange, a lawyer famous for losing hopeless cases, agrees to defend René, her son's age, accused of murdering his wealthy aunt, Jeanne, who's part of the Franco-Belgian Psychoanalytic Society, known for odd views and methods. She reads Jeanne's journal, documenting René's criminal tendencies. Solange believes him innocent, manipulated into the murder or framed. Odd psychiatrists turn up, including Georges Didier, who runs FBPS, and his rival, Christian, who believes crime originates in a story's taking hold of a person. After the verdict, René and Solange's relationship changes, Georges and his society commit a bizarre act, and the police record Solange's story.

Cast

Catherine Deneuve
Catherine Deneuve
Jeanne
Catherine Deneuve
Catherine Deneuve
Solange
Michel Piccoli
Michel Piccoli
Georges Didier
Melvil Poupaud
Melvil Poupaud
René
Andrzej Seweryn
Andrzej Seweryn
Christian
Bernadette Lafont
Bernadette Lafont
Esther
Monique Mélinand
Monique Mélinand
Louise
Hubert Saint-Macary
Hubert Saint-Macary
Verret
Jean-Yves Gautier
Jean-Yves Gautier
Mathieu
Mathieu Amalric
Mathieu Amalric
Yves
๐Ÿ‘ค
Camila Mora-Scheihing
Soledad
Jorge Arriagada
Jorge Arriagada
Composer
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Stefan Ivanov
Cinematographer