I Am Pierre Riviere

I Am Pierre Riviere
Film poster
Directed by	Christine Lipinska
Written by	Christine Lipinska Régis Hanrion
Starring	Jacques Spiesser
Cinematography	Jean Monsigny
Edited by	Agnès Molinard
Production company	Les Films de l'Ecluse
Distributed by	UZ Diffusion
Release date	7 April 1976 (1976-04-07)
Running time	82 minutes
Country	France
Language	French

I Am Pierre Riviere (French: Je suis Pierre Rivière) is a 1976 French drama film directed by Christine Lipinska.^[1]

The film is based on documents compiled by French philosopher, Michel Foucault. In a Normandy village in 1835, a young man, Pierre Rivière, murdered his mother, sister and brother before fleeing to the countryside.

Using a cast of local villagers, the film uses detailed and historically accurate re-enactments to create an intense, disturbing atmosphere. The crime and resultant trial is recounted from varied perspectives, including Pierre's confession. The result is a rich, complex narrative that interrogates truth and history.

• Jacques Spiesser - Pierre Rivière
• André Rouyer - Le président du tribunal
• Max Vialle - François Lecomte
• Francis Huster - L'avocat de la défense
• Michel Robin - Le père
• Thérèse Quentin - La mère
• Mado Maurin - La grand-mère
• Marianne Epin - Victoire (as Marianne Épin)
• Isabelle Huppert - Aimée
• Vincent Ropion - Pierre enfant
• Claude Bouchery - Le premier médecin
• Michel Delahaye - Le second médecin
• Roger Jacquet - Le bûcheron
• François Dyrek - L'homme de la battue
• Patrick Floersheim - Le curé

• Bruno Reidal
• Isabelle Huppert on screen and stage

• I Am Pierre Riviere at IMDb

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