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Dark Woods
Les Bois noirs
1989 · 1h 38m
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What is it about? Dark Woods
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.
Genre: drama.
Cast and crew Dark Woods
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Creators
- Directed byJacques Deray
- ScreenplayPascal Bonitzer
- ScreenplayJacques Deray
- Based on the novel byRobert Margerit
- MusicRomano Musumarra
- CinematographyCarlo Varini
- EditingHugues Darmois
Full cast and crew11 cast members, 18 crew
Cast:
- Béatrice Dalle · Violette
- Philippe Volter · Gustave
- Stéphane Freiss · Bastien
- Geneviève Page · Nathalie Dupin
- Michel Duchaussoy · Investigating judge
- Hervé Laudière · Antoine
- Jenny Clève · Anna Bourderias
- Pierre Vial · Charles
- Jacques David · Le président Boissot
- Claudine Delvaux · Rose Charles
- Pierre Romans · Le curé
Crew:
- Jacques Deray · Director
- Pascal Bonitzer · Writer
- Robert Margerit · Novel
- Jacques Deray · Writer
- Éric Heumann · Executive Producer
- Jean Labadie · Producer
- Stéphane Sorlat · Producer
- Romano Musumarra · Original Music Composer
- Carlo Varini · Director of Photography
- Hugues Darmois · Editor
- Shula Siegfried · Casting
- François de Lamothe · Production Design
- Martine Rapin · Costume Design
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Details Dark Woods
- Premiere
- August 29, 1989, Canada
- First theatrical release
- August 23, 1989
- Country
- France
- Original language
- French
- Original title
- Les Bois noirs
- Studios
- Paradis Films, Mondex Films, La Générale d'Images, France 3 Cinéma
Frequently asked questions
How long is Dark Woods?
1h 38m (98 minutes).
Who’s in Dark Woods?
Béatrice Dalle, Philippe Volter, Stéphane Freiss, Geneviève Page, Michel Duchaussoy, Hervé Laudière, Jenny Clève, Pierre Vial, Jacques David, and Claudine Delvaux. Directed by Jacques Deray.
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