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Genealogies of a Crime (French: Généalogies d'un crime, Portuguese: Genealogias de um Crime) is a 1997 French-Portuguese film directed by Raúl Ruiz. It was entered into the 47th Berlin International Film Festival where it won the Silver Bear for an outstanding artistic contribution. Despite being released in 1997 (1998 in the United States), the film was not released on DVD until 2005. Since, it has been included in multiple DVD anthologies of Ruiz’s works.
Original Release
03/26/1997
US Release
03/27/1998
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Catherine Deneuve | Solange / Jeanne |
| Michel Piccoli | Georges Didier |
| Melvil Poupaud | René |
| Andrzej Seweryn | Christian |
| Bernadette Lafont | Esther |
| Monique Mélinand | Louise |
| Hubert Saint-Macary | Verret |
| Jean-Yves Gautier | Mathieu |
| Mathieu Amalric | Yves |
| Camila Mora-Scheihing | Soledad |
Directors
Writers
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Catherine Deneuve | Solange / Jeanne |
| Michel Piccoli | Georges Didier |
| Melvil Poupaud | René |
| Andrzej Seweryn | Christian |
| Bernadette Lafont | Esther |
| Monique Mélinand | Louise |
| Hubert Saint-Macary | Verret |
| Jean-Yves Gautier | Mathieu |
| Mathieu Amalric | Yves |
| Camila Mora-Scheihing | Soledad |
| Patrick Modiano | Bob |
| Jean Badin | L'avocat |
| Brigitte Sy | Jeanne |
| Laurence Clément | Aline, la secrétaire |
| André Engel | Psychiatre 1 |
| Bernard Pautrat | Psychiatre 2 |
| Messaoud Hattau | Psychiatre 3 |
| Jacques Pieiller | Le garçon de café |
| Lemmy Constantine | Le médecin de René |
| Pascal Bonitzer | Le directeur d'école |
Producers
| Name | Role |
|---|
| Paulo Branco | Producer |
