The Lafarge Case (1938)

Original title

L'Affaire Lafarge

Directed by

Pierre Chenal

Genre

drama film, crime film

Country

France

Runtime

1h 50m

Rating

6.5 of 10 from 3 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This film tells the story of a famous 19th century crime case. It uses flashbacks to show the events surrounding the case.

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What happens

The Lafarge Case (French: L'Affaire Lafarge) is a 1938 French historical crime drama film directed by Pierre Chenal and starring Pierre Renoir, Marcelle Chantal and Raymond Rouleau. It recalls a famous nineteenth century case, and is mostly portrayed in flashback. The film's sets were designed by the art directors Robert Gys and Eugène Lourié. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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