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The Truth

1960 · 127 min

A courtroom drama that dissects a doomed romance through conflicting testimonies, leaving a lingering sense of tragic inevitability and moral ambiguity.

Tagline: Truth is many things — so was the woman on trial for her life!
Overview: As Dominique Marceau is being tried for the murder of Gilbert Tellier, accounts by different witnesses paint a picture of the kind of relationship the two used to share.

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Tone: melancholicstrength 3 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
darkstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: love
betrayal
justice
identity
class
Places: big city
small town
workplace
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: nonlinear
twist ending
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild

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Scale	Value	0 to 10
Action	2
Horror	1
Humour	2
Realism	8
Romance	6
Tension	6
Darkness	7
Complexity	7
Emotional weight	8

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Genres: drama, romance
Directed by: Henri-Georges Clouzot
Written by: Simone Drieu, Véra Clouzot, Henri-Georges Clouzot, Jérôme Géronimi
Starring: Brigitte Bardot, Sami Frey, Charles Vanel, Louis Seigner, Paul Meurisse, Marie-José Nat, Jean-Loup Reynold, André Oumansky
Cinematography: Armand Thirard
Runtime: 127 min
Country: France, Italy
Languages: French

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