Arieh Worthalter

Arthur Harari

Stéphan Guérin-Tillié

Nicolas Briançon

Maxime Canat

Jeremy Lewin

Christian Mazucchini

Aurélien Chaussade

Jerzy Radziwiłowicz

Chloé Lecerf

Didier Borga

Arthur Verret

Priscilla Lopes

Paul Jeanson

Priscillia Martin

Xavier Aubert

François Favrat

Romain Parent

Lucas Olmedo

Maxime Tshibangu

Ulysse Dutilloy-Liégeois

Cédric Kahn

Benjamin Elalouf

Nathalie Hertzberg

Olivier Fornara

Romaric Thomas

Antoine Carrard

Thomas François

Valentin Jan

Réjane Selmane

Elisha Albert

Erwan Kerzanet

Colas Lambert

Sara Cocchi

Elodie Merlier

Alice Cambournac

Charles Miambanzila

Patrick Ghiringhelli

Gaspard Cresp

Céline Vh

Caroline Pestel

Leonore Thietry

Zoé Carré

Julie Diocles

Ariane Vallin

Robin Philippon

Thomas Foster

Guillaume Ader

Benjamin Gatti

Delphine Passant

Pauline Cailloce

Moritz Runzi

Romain Anklewicz

Yov Moor

Nathan Robert

Olivier Guillaume

Drama

Crime

History

Le Procès Goldman

Moonshaker

Tropdebonheur Productions

Canal+

Ciné+

Cinémage

Ad Vitam Production

SG Image 2021

Indéfilms

France

Français

The Goldman Case

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I usually enjoy French courtroom dramas. There's none of this "yes m'lud" and "no, your honour" deferential obsequiousness. They are normally much more of a bun-fight with the lawyers, witnesses, jurors and the accused all chipping-in to ask questions and sling plenty of character-assassinating mud about the room. This one is at the livelier end of that scale as the eponymous, self-confessed, robber (Arieh Worthalter) takes to the stand to defend himself from accusations the he shot and killed two pharmacists. I can't say I'd every heard ever heard of this left-wing firebrand, but as the film progresses his quick-wittedness and common-sense approach to his defence, coupled with his uncomfortably plain speaking - especially for his lawyer "Kiejman' (Arthur Harari) - makes for a most unconventional presentation of a scenario where the court president (Stéphan Guérin-Tillié) seemed to be doing most of the questioning and then most of the judging. It's the very lack of the  ore traditional static formula that makes this a compelling watch. I found Goldman's character to be smug, self-satisfying and opinionated but his sharp honesty along the lines of "why would I?" begins to cut more and more ice as the prosecution becomes increasingly flabbergasted by his generalising outbursts that provoke temper tantrums from all sides and, more importantly, expose some of the less attractive characteristics of all concerned. It's almost two hours long, but the very natural, at times angry, nature of the scripting and it's delivery gives us a really plausible setting that's more gladiatorial than judicial. He's quite a sarcastic fellow, as is the prosecutor, so there are a few laughs to be had here as they successfully manage to wind each other up, and the close confines of the court - which we never leave - condenses it all nice and tightly. In the end I felt I knew what the verdict would be, but did I necessarily agree with it? Hmmm...?

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