La mère Christain

1998· 90 min★ 5.5· Drama, Comedy

In industrial Lyon of the early '50s, a widowed bar-owner listens to radio crime serials, reads detective magazines, and grieves for her daughter, killed two years earlier in a mineshaft accident. Consumed by her loss and unwilling to face the truth, the bar-owner becomes suspicious of the grim patrons in her drab tavern, seeking someone to blame as she contemplates revenge.

Cast: Myriam Boyer, Bruno Boëglin, Maryline Even

Director: Myriam Boyer