The Color of Lies

Name: The Color of Lies
Genre: Crime, Drama
Released: 1999-01-13
Duration: 1 h 53 min
Rating: 5.8
Cast: Sandrine Bonnaire, Jacques Gamblin, Antoine de Caunes, Valeria Bruni Tedeschi, Bernard Verley

1999·Movie·113 min·★ 5.8(64)

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In a small Breton town, a 10-year-old girl is found murdered. René, her art teacher, a professional painter, is the last person to have seen her alive. The inspector in charge of the investigation immediately questions him. In this small provincial town where people all know each other and regularly meet at the Bar des Amis, René is increasingly unsettled by the other inhabitants' suspicions and by the inspector's investigation. Children stop coming to him for lessons. His wife, Viviane, a district nurse, protects him and supports him with her love. However, a self-centred media-star writer adds to René's confusion...

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About The Color of Lies

The Color of Lies is a 1999 French-language crime and drama film directed by Claude Chabrol. The cast is led by Sandrine Bonnaire, Jacques Gamblin, Antoine de Caunes. It has a runtime of 1h 53m. Viewers rate it 5.8/10 across 100 ratings. In United States, it is currently streaming on ARROW.

The Color of Lies was produced by mk2 Films and France 3 Cinéma and made in France. It was released on January 13, 1999.

Director: Claude Chabrol
Writers: Odile Barski, Claude Chabrol
Release date: January 13, 1999
Original language: French
Status: Released
Country: France
Production: mk2 Films, France 3 Cinéma

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The Color of Lies cast & crew

The Color of Lies was directed by Claude Chabrol and written by Odile Barski and Claude Chabrol.

The cast features Sandrine Bonnaire as Vivianne Sterne, Jacques Gamblin as René Sterne, Antoine de Caunes as Germain-Roland Desmot, Valeria Bruni Tedeschi as Frédérique Lesage, Bernard Verley as Inspecteur Loudun, and Bulle Ogier as Évelyne Bordier.

Behind the camera, the score was composed by Matthieu Chabrol, cinematography is by Eduardo Serra, and it was produced by Marin Karmitz.

Is The Color of Lies worth watching?

The Color of Lies holds an audience score of 5.8/10 from 64 ratings, a more divisive crime films.

At 1h 53m, it's a standard feature-length watch.

If you enjoy crime and drama, The Color of Lies is worth a place on your watchlist.

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