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Shadow of a crime (L'ombre d'un crime, 2005) Director: Jean Sagols It's the 50's and Alberte de Vildrac is a 45 year-old widow who lives alone and her life is stuck into a monotonous routine. Camille, her only child is driven to despair by Franz, Camille's lover, who pretends to be a hero of the Resistance and an engineer. Camille attempts to commit suicide. Franz eventually asks Camille to marry him, although he also tries to seduce Alberte who is unable to resist his advances. Franz wants to launch a prototype he invented and needs money to finance it. He actually relies on the family’s fortune. While she is about to marry Franz, Camille starts to have doubts about his identity and purposes. Alberte feels seduced by Franz and accept to give her daughter an advance on her heritage. But Camille is killed in a car accident before she can tell her mother about Franz identity.
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