Director Cédric Kahn revisits the 1975 trial of French leftist radical Pierre Goldman, who was subject to police prejudice and antisemitism, in the Cannes Directors' Fortnight opener.
, premiering in Cannes’ main competition next week, Cédric Kahn’smarks a recent trend of arthouse courtroom dramas that, beyond a few exceptions , have never been a major facet of French cinema.
This is because French trials, unlike American ones, tend to be less dramatic, with fewer rulings by jury and with the judge playing a larger role in the proceedings, reviewing facts and statements in a dry manner.
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