La salamandre

Two friends, Pierre and Paul, join forces to write a screenplay based on real events: the story of a young worker, Rosemonde, accused of attempting to murder her uncle, before finally being acquitted for lack of evidence. Paul, something of a dreamer, imagines the character. Pierre, anchored in reality, investigates...

Directed by: Alain Tanner (Switzerland, 1971, black and white)
Cast: Bulle Ogier (Rosemonde), Jean-Luc Bideau (Pierre), Jacques Denis (Paul), Marblum Jequier (Paul's wife), Véronique Alain (Suzanne), Marcel Vidal (Rosemonde's uncle)
Genre: dramedy