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Un si joli village... ()


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Bertin is a wealthy and respected man in his town. His power is put in jeopardy when he accidentally kills his wife in a domestic argument.

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Stéphane Bertin
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Le Juge Noblet
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Muriel Olivier
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Gaspard
Jacques Richard ...
Maurois
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Fréval
Francis Lemaire ...
Maître Demaison
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Nelly
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Debray
Jean Vigny ...
Le Curé Borie
Gérard Caillaud ...
Larsac
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Varan
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Le procureur (as Christian de Tilière)
Jacques Canselier ...
Javel, greffier du Juge Noblet
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Riffaud
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Bonafon
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Arnoux
Bernard Dumaine ...
Alban
Guy Di Rigo ...
Forget
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Tabard
Raymond Loyer ...
Le doyen Girodot
Mado Maurin ...
Elodie
François Maisongrosse ...
Gustave
Pierre Plessis ...
Castelin
Sylvie Pinel ...
Madame Fréval
Claude Richard ...
Blanchard
Mathé Souverbie ...
Vanille
Maurice Vallier ...
Le médecin
Christian Varini
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Delteil
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Le mari de Nelly (uncredited)

Directed by

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Etienne Périer

Written by

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André G. Brunelin ... (screenplay) &
André G. Brunelin ... (dialogue) &
Etienne Périer ... (adaptation)
 
Jean Laborde ... (novel "Le moindre mal")

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Roland Thénot ... producer
Adolphe Viezzi ... executive producer

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Paul Misraki

Cinematography by

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Jean Charvein

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Renée Lichtig

Production Design by

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Jean-Jacques Caziot

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Roland Thénot ... production manager

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Olivier Gérard ... assistant director

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Michel Desrois ... sound

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  • Planfilm (1979) (France) (theatrical)
  • Quartet Films (1984) (United States) (theatrical) (subtitled)
  • Netflix (2023) (Non-US) (video) (VOD) (several territories in Europe)

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Plot Summary

Stephane (Victor Lanoux) is the mayor of a small village. He is also the manager of the tannery which provides the inhabitants with work. In a fit of anger, he kills his wife (Edith Scob). A judge (Jean Carmet) tries to prove his culpability, but it's not an easy task, because there is a political and social pressure.

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Also Known As
  • Such a Lovely Town... (United States)
  • Takové krásné městečko (Czechoslovakia)
  • Маленькая красивая деревня (Soviet Union, Russian title)
  • En idyllisk liten stad (Sweden)
  • The Investigation
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  • 116 min
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