A Shadow of a Doubt

A Shadow of a Doubt

105 mins | Drama | Sept. 11, 1993

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.

A Shadow of a Doubt

105 mins | Drama | Sept. 11, 1993

A Shadow of a Doubt
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.
IMDb rating 6.2
Producers
Original title L'ombre du doute
Directors Aline Issermann
Writers Aline Issermann

Cast

Mireille Perrier

as Mother

Alain Bashung

as Father

Sandrine Blancke

as Alexandrine

Michel Aumont

as Grandfather

Emmanuelle Riva

as Grandmother