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| distributor = Coronis (France)<br>[[Joseph Burstyn|Joseph Burstyn Inc.]] (US) |
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'''''Justice Is Done''''' ({{ |
'''''Justice Is Done''''' ({{langx|fr|'''Justice est faite'''}}) is a 1950 [[cinema of France|French]] [[drama film]] directed by [[André Cayatte]]. It tackles the subject of [[euthanasia]] by depicting a court case in which a woman is tried for killing her terminally ill employer at his request. It won the [[Golden Lion]] at the [[Venice Film Festival]]. It was shot at the [[Saint-Maurice Studios]] in [[Paris]] and [[location shooting|on location]] around [[Versailles]], [[Marly-le-Roi]], [[Hérouville]] and [[Arronville]]. The film's sets were designed by the [[art director]] [[Jacques Colombier (art director)|Jacques Colombier]]. |
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==Plot== |
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''Justice Is Done'' is the first film to win two out of three highest prizes from the "Big Three" major international film festivals, including the [[Golden Bear]] and the [[Golden Lion]]. The second, and so far only other film, is ''[[The Wages of Fear]]''.{{citation needed|date=October 2023}} |
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The film is unique in that it won both the [[Golden Bear]] and the [[Golden Lion]]. |
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* [[1st Berlin International Film Festival]] |
* [[1st Berlin International Film Festival]] – [[Golden Bear|Golden Bear (Thrillers and Adventures)]]<ref name="Berlinale 1951">{{cite web |url=http://www.berlinale.de/en/archiv/jahresarchive/1951/03_preistr_ger_1951/03_Preistraeger_1951.html |title=1st Berlin International Film Festival: Prize Winners |access-date=2009-12-20 |work=berlinale.de}}</ref> |
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* [[Venice Film Festival]] |
* [[11th Venice International Film Festival]] – [[Golden Lion]] |
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Latest revision as of 18:30, 22 October 2024
| Justice Is Done | |
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 French Poster | |
| Directed by | André Cayatte |
| Written by | André Cayatte (screenplay) Charles Spaak (dialogue & screenplay) |
| Produced by | Robert Dorfmann |
| Starring | Valentine Tessier |
| Cinematography | Jean Bourgoin |
| Edited by | Christian Gaudin |
| Music by | Raymond Legrand |
| Distributed by | Coronis (France) Joseph Burstyn Inc. (US) |
Release dates |
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Running time | 95 minutes |
| Country | France |
| Language | French |
Justice Is Done (French: Justice est faite) is a 1950 French drama film directed by André Cayatte. It tackles the subject of euthanasia by depicting a court case in which a woman is tried for killing her terminally ill employer at his request. It won the Golden Lion at the Venice Film Festival. It was shot at the Saint-Maurice Studios in Paris and on location around Versailles, Marly-le-Roi, Hérouville and Arronville. The film's sets were designed by the art director Jacques Colombier.
Plot
[edit]Elsa Lundenstein is accused of having murdered her lover. The jury discusses the case vividly. All members are somehow prejudiced because of personal life experience and subsequently each member reads something different into the presented facts.
Cast
[edit]- Michel Auclair as Serge Cremer
- Antoine Balpêtré as Le président du tribunal (as Balpétré)
- Raymond Bussières as Félix Noblet, le 5ème juré
- Jacques Castelot as Gilbert de Montesson, le 1er juré
- Jean Debucourt as Michel Caudron, le 7ème juré (as Jean Debucourt Sociétaire de la Comédie Française)
- Jean-Pierre Grenier as Jean-Luc Flavier, le 3ème juré (as J.P. Grenier)
- Claude Nollier as Elsa Lundenstein (as Claude Nollier de la Comédie Française)
- Marcel Pérès as Évariste Malingré, le 2ème juré (as Marcel Perès)
- Noël Roquevert as Théodore Andrieux, le 6ème juré
- Valentine Tessier as Marceline Micoulin, le 4ème juré
- Jean d'Yd as Le père supérieur
- Agnès Delahaie as Nicole Vaudrémont
- Cécile Didier as Mademoiselle Popélier, l'hôtelière
- Juliette Faber as Danièle Andrieux
- Anouk Ferjac as Denise
- Dita Parlo as Elisabeth
Awards
[edit]Justice Is Done is the first film to win two out of three highest prizes from the "Big Three" major international film festivals, including the Golden Bear and the Golden Lion. The second, and so far only other film, is The Wages of Fear.[citation needed]
- Wins
- 1st Berlin International Film Festival – Golden Bear (Thrillers and Adventures)[1]
- 11th Venice International Film Festival – Golden Lion
References
[edit]- ^ "1st Berlin International Film Festival: Prize Winners". berlinale.de. Retrieved 2009-12-20.
External links
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- Films scored by Raymond Legrand
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