A Shadow of a Doubt

Aline Issermann's "Shades of Doubt" ("L'Ombre du Doute"), a French film about a wrenching family crisis, is set forth with remarkable restraint. The subject is incest, but the story's potential for tawdriness is never exploited. Instead, Ms. Issermann presents a discreet, methodical account of how 12-year-old Alexandrine comes to bring and then recant charges against her father, Jean.

Top Billed Cast

Mireille Perrier

Mother

Alain Bashung

Father

Sandrine Blancke

Alexandrine

Michel Aumont

Grandfather

Emmanuelle Riva

Grandmother