I, Pierre Rivière, Having Slaughtered My Mother, My Sister and My Brother…
Moi, Pierre Rivière, ayant égorgé ma mère, ma sœur et mon frère…
Synopsis
Based on documents compiled by leading French philosopher Michel Foucault, this unique and original film charts the gruesome events which took place in a Normandy village in 1835, when a young man, Pierre Rivière, murdered his mother, sister and brother before fleeing to the countryside. With a cast made up of real-life villagers from the area where the events took place, the detailed re-enactments and careful attention to the gestures of their ancestors serve to create an intense and sometimes disturbing atmosphere of hyper-realism. Details of the crime and of the trial that followed are told from varied perspectives, including the written confession of Pierre himself, and form a rich and complex narrative that interrogates the concepts of “truth” and “history”.
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Key Information & Fast Facts
- Director
- René Allio
- Screenplay & Story
- Jean Jourdheuil, René Allio, Pascal Bonitzer, Serge Toubiana
- Original Title
- Moi, Pierre Rivière, ayant égorgé ma mère, ma sœur et mon frère…
- Country of Origin
- France
- Spoken Languages
- French
- Runtime
- 2h 10m
- Production Studios
- Les Films de l'Arquebuse, Polsim Productions, SFP, INA
Creative Leadership & Key Crew
René Allio
Jean Jourdheuil, René Allio, Pascal Bonitzer, Serge Toubiana, Michel Foucault
Sylvie Blanc
Department Leadership Roster
René Allio
Director
Jean Jourdheuil
Screenplay
René Allio
Screenplay
Pascal Bonitzer
Screenplay
Sylvie Blanc
Editor
Serge Toubiana
Screenplay
Christine Laurent
Costume Design
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What is I, Pierre Rivière, Having Slaughtered My Mother, My Sister and My Brother… about?
Based on documents compiled by leading French philosopher Michel Foucault, this unique and original film charts the gruesome events which took place in a Normandy village in 1835, when a young man, Pierre Rivière, murdered his mother, sister and brother before fleeing to the countryside. With a cast made up of real-life villagers from the area where the events took place, the detailed re-enactments and careful attention to the gestures of their ancestors serve to create an intense and sometimes disturbing atmosphere of hyper-realism. Details of the crime and of the trial that followed are told from varied perspectives, including the written confession of Pierre himself, and form a rich and complex narrative that interrogates the concepts of “truth” and “history”.
Who directed I, Pierre Rivière, Having Slaughtered My Mother, My Sister and My Brother…?
I, Pierre Rivière, Having Slaughtered My Mother, My Sister and My Brother… was directed by René Allio.
Who stars in I, Pierre Rivière, Having Slaughtered My Mother, My Sister and My Brother…?
The principal cast of I, Pierre Rivière, Having Slaughtered My Mother, My Sister and My Brother… includes Claude Hébert, Jacqueline Milliere, Joseph Leportier, Annick Gehan, François Regnault.
When was I, Pierre Rivière, Having Slaughtered My Mother, My Sister and My Brother… released and how long is it?
I, Pierre Rivière, Having Slaughtered My Mother, My Sister and My Brother… was released in 1976 with a total runtime of 2h 10m.
Is I, Pierre Rivière, Having Slaughtered My Mother, My Sister and My Brother… based on a book or true story?
I, Pierre Rivière, Having Slaughtered My Mother, My Sister and My Brother… is adapted from the following source material: Book: "Michel Foucault".