A Shadow of a Doubt

Overview

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.

Cast

Mireille Perrier

Mother

Alain Bashung

Father

Sandrine Blancke

Alexandrine

Michel Aumont

Grandfather

Emmanuelle Riva

Grandmother

N/A

Luis Issermann

Pierre

Roland Bertin

Judge

Dominique Lavanant

Alexandrine's Teacher

Thierry Lhermitte

Alexandrine's Lawyer

Jean-Pierre Sentier

Maître Toussaint / l'avocat de Jean

Féodor Atkine

Therapist