I, Pierre Rivière, Having Slaughtered My Mother, My Sister and My Brother… (1976)

I, Pierre Rivière, Having Slaughtered My Mother, My Sister and My Brother…

1976

2h 10m

6.1

6.1/10

10 votes • View on IMDb

Overview

Based on documents compiled by leading French philosopher Michel Foucault, this unique and original film charts the gruesome events which took place in a Normandy village in 1835, when a young man, Pierre Rivière, murdered his mother, sister and brother before fleeing to the countryside. With a cast made up of real-life villagers from the area where the events took place, the detailed re-enactments and careful attention to the gestures of their ancestors serve to create an intense and sometimes disturbing atmosphere of hyper-realism. Details of the crime and of the trial that followed are told from varied perspectives, including the written confession of Pierre himself, and form a rich and complex narrative that interrogates the concepts of “truth” and “history”.

Status: Released

Language: FR

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Production Information

Production Companies

Les Films de l'Arquebuse Polsim Productions SFP INA

Production Countries

France

Spoken Languages

French

Keywords

infidelity philosophy based on true story punishment murder family conflict power relations parricide

Quick Facts

Original Title	Moi, Pierre Rivière, ayant égorgé ma mère, ma sœur et mon frère…
Release Date	October 27, 1976
Status	Released
Language	FR
IMDb ID	tt0074910