Canada / Aug 29, 1989 / Montréal Film Festival
Dark Woods (1989)
Directed by Jacques Deray
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1h 38min
Overall average
5.0/10
Plot
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.
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Pierre Vial | Dr. Charles |
| Jacques David | Le président Boissot |
| Claudine Delvaux | Rose Charles |
| Pierre Romans | Le curé |
Genres
Drama
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | Les Bois noirs |
| Original language | Français (FR) |
| Spoken languages | Français |
| Production countries | France |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | Paradis Films, Mondex Films, La Générale d'Images, France 3 Cinéma |
| Release date | 23 agosto 1989 |
| Executive producer | Éric Heumann |
| Production | Jean Labadie, Stéphane Sorlat |
| Writer | Pascal Bonitzer, Robert Margerit, Jacques Deray |
| Casting | Shula Siegfried |
| Editing | Hugues Darmois |
| Cinematography | Carlo Varini, Valentine Marvel |
| Assistant directors | Jacques Deray |
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| Camera operators | Valentine Marvel, Carlo Varini |
| Additional photography | Valentine Marvel, Carlo Varini |
| Production design | François de Lamothe |
| Art direction | François de Lamothe |
| Set decoration | François de Lamothe |
| Music | Romano Musumarra, François Groult |
| Sound | Romano Musumarra, François Groult |
| Costume design | Martine Rapin, Laurence Azouvy, Jean-Charles Bachelier |
| Makeup | Laurence Azouvy, Martine Rapin, Jean-Charles Bachelier |
| Hairstyling | Martine Rapin, Laurence Azouvy, Jean-Charles Bachelier |
Release dates
Premiere
Australia / May 23, 1993 / Adelaide Film Festival
Theatrical release
France / Aug 23, 1989
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