Tonight on TV: Proof that Brigitte Bardot was also a great actress

Dominique appears at the mansion for the murder of her lover, Gilbert, her sister Anne’s fiance. He must fight a lawyer who tries to tarnish Gilbert’s memory against his will and a prosecutor who tries to make him look like a heartless monster to the jury… .

This pitch is the drama La Vérité directed by Henri-Georges Clouzot. Released in theaters in 1960, this feature film with an incredibly accurate script has not aged a bit. Contemporary, superbly staged, rich in visual and aural discoveries, it offers one of Brigitte Bardot’s best roles.

Adapted from the Pauline Dubuisson case, a true story that happened seven years ago. The truthA Golden Globe for Best Foreign Language Film and an Oscar nomination in the same category is an important milestone in a career. Bridget Bardot. The actor, fresh from Claude Otan-Lara’s In Case of Misfortune, proves his talent in the dramatic register with a challenging role. And became a huge popular success, the feature film received a total of almost 5.7 million screenings in French cinemas.

“This is my best movie”

Bridget Bardot Shortly after filming, he tried to commit suicide The truthJust like his character at the end of the movie. “Clouzot convinced me so much that I was the woman with this tragedy that I finally believed that months later I wanted to kill myself.– says the actor at the microphone of Vogue Hommes magazine.

Clouseau went too far.Bardo continues. “I felt deeply for the character. At the end of the long court scene, we only did one take. When he said ‘Cut!’, all the extras stood up and applauded. It washed me out. But it was worth it. Clouseau made an amazing film out of me.

Tonight at Arte at 20:55.