A Shadow of a Doubt

    A Shadow of a Doubt
    1993

    Synopsis

    Aline Issermann's "Shades of Doubt" ("L'Ombre du Doute"), a French film about a wrenching family crisis, is set forth with remarkable restraint. The subject is incest, but the story's potential for tawdriness is never exploited. Instead, Ms. Issermann presents a discreet, methodical account of how 12-year-old Alexandrine comes to bring and then recant charges against her father, Jean.

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    Cast

    • Mireille PerrierMother
    • Alain BashungFather
    • Sandrine BlanckeAlexandrine
    • Michel AumontGrandfather
    • Emmanuelle RivaGrandmother
    • Luis IssermannPierre
    • Roland BertinJudge
    • Dominique LavanantAlexandrine's Teacher
    • Thierry LhermitteAlexandrine's Lawyer
    • Jean-Pierre SentierMaître Toussaint / l'avocat de Jean

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