A Shadow of a Doubt (1993)
Overview
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.
Cast
Mireille Perrier
Mother
Alain Bashung
Father
Sandrine Blancke
Alexandrine
Michel Aumont
Grandfather
Emmanuelle Riva
Grandmother
Roland Bertin
Judge
Dominique Lavanant
Alexandrine's Teacher
Thierry Lhermitte
Alexandrine's Lawyer
Jean-Pierre Sentier
Maître Toussaint / l'avocat de Jean
Féodor Atkine
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