A Shadow of a Doubt
1993Aline 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.
Acted in
Mireille Perrier
as Mother
Alain Bashung
as Father
Sandrine Blancke
as Alexandrine
Michel Aumont
as Grandfather
Emmanuelle Riva
as Grandmother
Luis Issermann
as Pierre
Roland Bertin
as Judge
Dominique Lavanant
as Alexandrine's Teacher
Thierry Lhermitte
as Alexandrine's Lawyer
Jean-Pierre Sentier
as Maître Toussaint / l'avocat de Jean
Féodor Atkine
as Therapist