Synopsis
1959. Guilty of a double murder, a man is guillotined. The dead man's head rolls into a basket, from where it recounts a tale.
Ratings
IMDb6.7/10
17 audience votes
Key crew
- Philippe RamosDirector
- Philippe RamosScreenplay
- Pierre-Stéphane MeugéOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Melvil PoupaudThe Priest
- Diane RouxelRose
- Dominique BlancArmance
- Lise LamétrieLisette
- Jean-François StéveninThe Priest of Mantaille
- Jacques BonnafféThe Great Vicar
- Jean-Paul BodetFélix the Postman
- Virginie PetitMiss Desboine
- Nathalie TetrelJacqueline the Milkmaid
- Vanina DelannoySolange the Cousin
- Anaïs LesoilOdette
- Isabelle Roux-RenardRose's grandmother
Stills
Themes
beheadingdeath sentenceguillotinemurderdecapitationpriestexecutionunwanted pregnancyblind girl