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Forbidden to Know (1973)

Forbidden to Know poster
Original title
Défense de savoir
Directed by
Nadine Trintignant
Genre
crime film
Country
France
Runtime
1h 39m
Rating
5.9 of 10 from 10 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A lawyer is assigned to defend a woman accused of murdering her partner. As she refuses to cooperate, he investigates on his own and uncovers connections to a political candidate.

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What happens

Défense de savoir est un film français réalisé par Nadine Trintignant, sorti en 1973. Maître Jean-Pierre Laubré (Jean-Louis Trintignant), un avocat, est commis d'office pour défendre Simone (Bernadette Lafont), soupçonnée du meurtre de Ravier (Charles Denner), son compagnon. Devant l'absence de collaboration de sa cliente, il tente d'en découvrir plus sur cette affaire. Ses recherches le conduisent à s'intéresser à Cristani (Michel Bouquet), un candidat aux élections législatives. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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