Au cœur du mensonge
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- Drama
In a small Breton town, a 10-year-old girl is found murdered. René, her art teacher, a professional painter, is the last person to have seen her alive. The inspector in charge of the investigation immediately questions him. In this small provincial town where people all know each other and regularly meet at the Bar des Amis, René is increasingly unsettled by the other inhabitants' suspicions and by the inspector's investigation. Children stop coming to him for lessons. His wife, Viviane, a district nurse, protects him and supports him with her love. However, a self-centred media-star writer adds to René's confusion...
The Color of Lies is a 1999 French crime drama about a small-town art teacher who becomes the prime suspect when a 10-year-old girl is murdered in his Breton village. As suspicion mounts and media attention intensifies, René must navigate a community that turns against him while his wife stands by his side. The film explores how a tight-knit town's gossip and prejudice can overwhelm reason during a criminal investigation.
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Sandrine BonnaireVivianne Sterne
Jacques GamblinRené Sterne
Antoine de CaunesGermain-Roland Desmot
Valeria Bruni TedeschiFrédérique Lesage
Bernard VerleyInspecteur Loudun
Bulle OgierÉvelyne Bordier
Pierre MartotRegis Marchal
Noël SimsoloMonsieur Bordier
Rodolphe PaulyVictor
Adrienne PaulyAnna
Véronique VoltaBetty
Sylvie FleppMadame Lemoine
Florent GibassierJoël Sarne
Thomas ChabrolLe Médecin Légiste- Wendy MalpeliEloïse Michel
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When was The Color of Lies released?
The film was released on January 13, 1999.
What is The Color of Lies about?
A school art teacher becomes the prime suspect in the murder of a young student in a small Breton town. As the inspector investigates and media scrutiny grows, the community's suspicions threaten to destroy his life despite his wife's unwavering support.
What genre is The Color of Lies?
The film is a crime drama that focuses on investigation, suspicion, and social dynamics in a provincial French village.
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