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I, Pierre Rivière

I, Pierre Rivière

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Production year1976
I, Pierre Rivière

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    On June 3, 1835, Pierre Rivière, a twenty-year-old farmer in Normandy, slit the throats of his mother, his sister Victoria, and his younger brother, Jules, with a billhook. He then fled and wandered for several weeks in the woods before being arrested. Shortly after being jailed, the murderer, whom most witnesses described as a strangely behaved young man, if not an idiot, began writing a dense memoir, an incredibily beautiful text, a veritable autobiography in which he outlined the reasons which drove him to commit his act: to deliver his father from his “sorrows and afflictions” that his wife had made him suffer from the first day of their marriage. A monstrous criminal or a “poor” madman? The debate would bring magistrates and psychiatrists into conflict for a long time.

    Featuring non-professionals – found from among the farmers of the region – in most of the leading roles, René Allio has created a singular and powerful work that pieces together all the layers of this mystery.

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    • Type : Feature film
    • Genres : Fiction
    • Sub-genre : Drama, Historical
    • Themes : Murder, Insanity, News story
    • Production language : French
    • Production country : France
    • Original French-language productions : Unspecified
    • Production year : 1976
    • French release : 27/10/2007
    • Runtime : 2 h 5 min
    • Current status : Released
    • Visa number : 44.893
    • Visa issue date : 28/09/1976
    • Approval : Unknown
    • Production formats : 16mm
    • Color type : Color
    • Aspect ratio : 1.66
    • Audio format : Mono

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