A Shadow of a Doubt

1993 | 1 h 45mins |U/A 13+| Drama

Aline 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.

Starring: Mireille Perrier, Alain Bashung, Sandrine Blancke,