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”.
Unfortunately the movie I, Pierre Rivière, Having Slaughtered My Mother, My Sister and My Brother… is not yet available on HBO Max.
Directing | René Allio | Director |
Production | Michelle Plaa | Production Manager |
Art | Paul Allio | Props |
Production | Ginette Tomasel | Production Secretary |
Writing | Michel Foucault | Book |
Writing | Jean Jourdheuil | Screenplay |
Crew | François Nadal | Special Effects |
Writing | René Allio | Screenplay |
Crew | Robert Alazraki | Cinematography |
Production | Fanny Berchaux | Consulting Producer |
Crew | Michel Thiriet | Cinematography |
Directing | Gérard Mordillat | Assistant Director |
Production | René Féret | Delegated Producer |
Sound | Jacques Dufour | Sound Mixer |
Camera | Philippe Barrier | Still Photographer |
Camera | Guy Canu | Key Grip |
Writing | Pascal Bonitzer | Screenplay |
Lighting | Alain Grestau | Electrician |
Sound | Pierre Gamet | Sound |
Production | Jochen D. Girsch | Assistant Unit Manager |
Crew | Nurith Aviv | Cinematography |
Directing | Marie-Hélène Quinton | Script Supervisor |
Editing | Sylvie Blanc | Editor |
Production | Bernard Bouix | Unit Manager |
Directing | Nicolas Philibert | Assistant Director |
Sound | Patrice Noïa | Sound Assistant |
Writing | Serge Toubiana | Screenplay |
Lighting | Joël David | Electrician |
Costume & Make-Up | Christine Laurent | Costume Design |