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What if confessing to murder was your only way to feel truly seen?
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Le Crime d'amour (1982)

French New Wave melancholyIdentity crisis chicQuiet desperation

Overview

Drama

To emerge from anonymity, a young man assumes responsibility for a crime he did not commit.

Flag of FRFRFrench
Content warning
lgbtgay theme

Standout Aspects

Acting

Richard Berry's magnetic, self-annihilating presence.

Cinematography

Dreamlike decay of 1980s provincial France.

Direction

Guy Gilles' poetic, doomed romanticism.

Best for:Solo: When you want to feel mysteriously sad and don't know why yet.·Streaming: Cinephile homework — obscure, moody, very French.
Heads up:Sexual Content: Gay themes handled with period-typical ambiguity and angst.·Emotional: Existential despair with no redemption arc.
Guy Gilles

Director

Guy Gilles

ReleasedNov 24, 1982
Runtime1h 30m
StatusReleased

Vibe

Paceslow
Intensitymedium
Tonedark
Feelheavy
ATC 3000
Les Films du Clair de Terre

Top Cast

Macha Méril

Macha Méril

Jeanne Bontemps / Odette Dumont

Richard Berry

Richard Berry

Michel Naulet

Jacques Penot

Jacques Penot

Jean Doit

Manuel Gélin

Manuel Gélin

Francois

Pascal Greggory

Pascal Greggory

Marc Dumont

Anne Caudry

Anne Caudry

Catherine

Piéral

Piéral

Filatures

Patrick Jouané

Patrick Jouané

Sonia Saviange

Sonia Saviange

La dame aux chats

Rosette

Rosette

L'occasionnelle

Jean Dasté

Jean Dasté

L'homme de l'asile

Andréa Ferréol

Andréa Ferréol

Cameo appearance (uncredited)

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Trivia, insights & behind the scenes

Trivia

Guy Gilles died just three years after this film, his career cut short by AIDS at age 48.

Cultural

A rare queer French film from the early '80s that treats gay desire as intertwined with death drive rather than liberation.

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