Au coeur du mensonge

Jan 13 1999 Not Rated 1h 53m
Crime, Drama

In a small Breton town, a 10-year-old girl is found murdered. René, her art teacher, a professional painter, is the last person to have seen her alive. The inspector in charge of the investigation immediately questions him. In this small provincial town where people all know each other and regularly meet at the Bar des Amis, René is increasingly unsettled by the other inhabitants' suspicions and by the inspector's investigation. Children stop coming to him for lessons. His wife, Viviane, a district nurse, protects him and supports him with her love. However, a self-centred media-star writer adds to René's confusion...

Plot

In a small Breton town, a 10-year-old girl is found murdered. René, her art teacher, a professional painter, is the last person to have seen her alive. The inspector in charge of the investigation immediately questions him. In this small provincial town where people all know each other and regularly meet at the Bar des Amis, René is increasingly unsettled by the other inhabitants' suspicions and by the inspector's investigation. Children stop coming to him for lessons. His wife, Viviane, a district nurse, protects him and supports him with her love. However, a self-centred media-star writer adds to René's confusion...

Written by

Odile Barski, Claude Chabrol

Directed by

Claude Chabrol

Production Countries

France

Production Companies

France 3 Cinéma, Canal+, MK2 Films

Languages

Français

Awards

1 nomination

Scores
# of Votes
2,665
Average Rating
6.6 out of 10
Metascore
NA
Popularity
NA