A Shadow of a Doubt

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.

• Aline IssermannDirector
• Aline IssermannWriter
• Martine Fadier-NisseWriter
• Frédérique GruyerWriter

• 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
• Féodor AtkineTherapist