In this gothic romance based on a 1950s novel by Robert Margerit, after a whirlwind romance, Violette, a Parisian girl, has married Gustave Dupin, a charming aristocrat, and returned with him to live on his country estate. There, she begins to discover that all is not as it seemed, and beneath her groom's charming exterior is an undreamt-of savagery. She forms an alliance with her husband's much saner brother Bastien which saves her in the end, but not before she must go on trial for the murder of her husband.
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Cast
19 people
Béatrice Dalle
Violette
Known for
Inside
Betty Blue
Philippe Volter
Gustave
Known for
The Double Life of Véronique
Three Colors: Blue
Jacques Deray
Also in
Blood to the Head
Crazy for Love
Pascal Bonitzer
Guy Amon
Valentine Marvel
Stéphane Freiss
Bastien
Known for
Welcome to the Sticks
Five Times Two
Éric Heumann
Geneviève Page
Nathalie Dupin
Known for
Belle de Jour
The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes
Jean Labadie
Robert Margerit
Michel Duchaussoy
Investigating judge
Known for
Les Misérables
This Man Must Die
Jacques Deray Director · Pascal Bonitzer Writer Robert Margerit Author
First release August 23, 1989 · Produced in France · Production Mondex Films, La Générale d'Images
Production
Paradis Films
Production
Mondex Films
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La Générale d'Images
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France 3 Cinéma
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France
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Original title
Les Bois noirs
Original language
French
Spoken on screen
French
Release dates
France · August 23, 1989
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
Australia
May 23, 1993 · Premiere · Adelaide Film Festival
Canada
August 29, 1989 · Premiere · Montréal Film Festival
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