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.
Ratings
IMDb6.2/10
5 audience votes
Key crew
- Aline IssermannDirector
- Aline IssermannWriter
- Frédérique GruyerWriter
- Martine Fadier-NisseWriter
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
- Féodor AtkineTherapist
Themes
witnesssexual promiscuitywoman director