Underplayed Gems

The Burned Barns (1973)

The Burned Barns poster
Original title
Les Granges brûlées
Directed by
Jean Chapot
Genre
drama film, crime film
Country
France, Italy
Runtime
1h 38m
Rated
12
Rating
6.6 of 10 from 74 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

A woman disappears in a rural French village, and the local judge investigates the family living in the burned barns. The story uncovers secrets and lies among the family members as the search for the truth intensifies.

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What happens

The Burned Barns (French: Les Granges brûlées) is a 1973 French drama film directed by Jean Chapot. The film score was composed by Jean Michel Jarre and released as album in 1973. In 2003, the soundtrack album was reissued on CD by Disques Dreyfus. The album has been reissued again in 2023 on vinyl and digital formats from Transversales on Bandcamp. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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