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Genealogies of a Crime

Play trailer Poster for Genealogies of a Crime 1998,  1h 54m,  Drama Play Trailer Watchlist
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67% Tomatometer 6 Reviews 43% Popcornmeter 100+ Ratings
An attorney (Catherine Deneuve) defends a young man (Melvil Poupaud) on trial for killing his aunt, a psychiatrist who took him in to study possible homicidal tendencies.

Critics Reviews

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Deborah Hornblow Hartford Courant Apr 17, 2018
2.5/5
Catherine Deneuve gives two intelligent, involving performances in Genealogies of a Crime, but not even her talents can bring clarity to Raoul Ruiz's ambitious but overboiled psychoanalytic crime picture. Go to Full Review
Cole Smithey ColeSmithey.com Apr 30, 2008
3/5
Jeffrey M. Anderson Combustible Celluloid May 26, 2006
I found the film's mystery strangely compelling, no doubt helped by Deneuve's radiant presence. Go to Full Review
Emanuel Levy EmanuelLevy.Com Jul 20, 2005
3/5
Dennis Schwartz Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews May 4, 2004
C+
Incomprehensible puzzler. Go to Full Review
Ed Kelleher Film Journal International Jan 1, 2000
Elegantly creepy one minute and cheerfully absurdist the next, Genealogies of a Crime is lively and inventive, suggesting that there is more going on here than meets the eye. Go to Full Review
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Cast & Crew

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Raúl Ruiz

Director

Catherine Deneuve

Jeanne

Michel Piccoli

Georges Didier

Melvil Poupaud

René

Andrzej Seweryn

Christian

Bernadette Lafont

Esther

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Genealogies of a Crime

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Movie Info

Synopsis An attorney (Catherine Deneuve) defends a young man (Melvil Poupaud) on trial for killing his aunt, a psychiatrist who took him in to study possible homicidal tendencies.
Director
Raúl Ruiz
Producer
Paulo Branco
Screenwriter
Pascal Bonitzer, Raúl Ruiz
Distributor
Strand Releasing
Genre
Drama
Original Language
Canadian French
Release Date (Theaters)
Mar 27, 1998, Original
Release Date (DVD)
Apr 19, 2005
Box Office (Gross USA)
$76.8K
Runtime
1h 54m
Sound Mix
Surround, Dolby SR
Aspect Ratio
35mm
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