"Soupçons" (2004) TV mini-series

User Rating:

8.5/10   

Director:

Jean-Xavier de Lestrade

Writer:

Jean-Xavier de Lestrade (writer)

Release Date:

June 2004 (USA)

Genre:

Documentary

Plot:

Academy Award-winning documentary filmmaker, Jean-Xavier de Lestrade, presents a gripping courtroom thriller...

Plot Keywords:

TV Mini-Series

Awards:

2 wins

Directed by
Jean-Xavier de Lestrade

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Jean-Xavier de Lestrade		writer

Produced by
Allyson Luchak	....	producer
Denis Poncet	....	executive producer

Original Music by
Joel Goodman
Jocelyn Pook

Cinematography by
Pierre Milon		(co-cinematographer)
Isabelle Razavet		(director of photography)

Film Editing by
Jean-Pierre Bloc
Sophie Brunet
Adam Lichtenstein
Scott Stevenson

Sound Department
Christophe Couget	....	sound mixer (2004)
Anne-Laure François	....	sound mixer
Tristan Jaoul	....	sound editor
Sébastien Wera	....	sound editor

Camera and Electrical Department
Jean-Xavier de Lestrade	....	cinematographer: additional scenes

Other crew
Mathias Farrugia	....	subtitler: French (episodes 1-4)

Thanks
Christian Riffard	....	thanks

Production Companies

• Maha Productions

Distributors

• ABC News (2004) (USA) (TV)

Also Known As:

Death on the Staircase (UK)
The Staircase (International: English title)

Runtime:

France:360 min (8 parts)

Country:

France

Language:

English

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Filming Locations:

Durham, North Carolina, USA

Company:

Maha Productions

Trivia:

Mike Nifong, the DA involved in the Duke Lacrosse case, appears as an assistant DA in this documentary.

Movie Connections:

Followed by Death on the Staircase: The Aftermath (2005) (TV)

Excellent Great Documentary...

Well, first of all this is a great excellent documentary. The Story is great, the characters are so interesting, the edition, the photography and the music are just perfectly blended to the story. One of the things I like the most is that the plot thickens with every new chapter. When someone is shooting a documentary, you don't really know how it will end. Jean-Xavier was the one who bet everything in this particularly story. (To be able to "see through" people, stories, situations is a talent that few people have...) I think he spent 2 years and a half with the family. He got so close with the family that one is able to see everything from inside. That's one of the secrets of this film. I can't believe that after watching 6 hours straight, I was waiting for more!!! It's a great piece of artwork... Congratulations to everyone involved in this production... Thanks for inspiring me and so many people... Rating (1 to 10) Production:9 (the production spent E$1.5) Direction: 10 Photography: 9 Edition: 10 Music: 10 Story: 10