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The 10th District Court: Moments of Trial

Released May 14, 2004 1h 47m Documentary List
100% Tomatometer 11 Reviews 96% Popcornmeter 250+ Ratings
Filmmaker Raymond Depardon documents misdemeanor hearings in a Parisian courtroom.

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Richard Brody New Yorker Depardon offers American viewers a fascinating view of the French judicial system—in other words, of life without the Fifth Amendment. Oct 3, 2022 Full Review Kent Jones Film Comment Magazine Depardon's film is a fascinating study of clashing egos and dueling rhetorical styles. Apr 11, 2018 Full Review Empire Magazine Rated: 3/5 Jun 30, 2006 Full Review Vadim Rizov Filmmaker Magazine It’s a bracingly comic cross-section of an idiosyncratic legal system at one of its mundane working levels. Jan 24, 2023 Full Review Laura Clifford Reeling Reviews ...not unlike a Fred Wiseman film edited for time and effect... Rated: B Feb 1, 2006 Full Review Sean Axmaker Seattle Post-Intelligencer [Raymond] Depardon puts a microscope on human behavior under pressure and comes out with both a social study and the greatest people-watching documentary in ages. Rated: B Jan 27, 2006 Full Review Read all reviews

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Audience Member A masterpiece in documental cinema. The skills of Depardon are evident. For instances is funny and sarcastic, of how common turn themselves into child in a trial, another sociological experience Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 02/16/23 Full Review Audience Member Depardon 100% . The second part of Délits Flagrants. 10 years after one of his best films Raymond Depardon records its logicaly evolution. You can see the essence of human being, always trying to lie..... Rated 5 out of 5 stars 02/12/23 Full Review Audience Member Fascinating documentary about three months of judicial activity in Paris' 10th District Court. Trial issues cover everything from pickpocketing and DUIs to domestic violence and illegal immigration. The footage is raw and sparingly edited -- a capsule of modern French life as seen through the eyes of the Law. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 02/01/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis Filmmaker Raymond Depardon documents misdemeanor hearings in a Parisian courtroom.
Director
Raymond Depardon
Producer
Claudine Nougaret
Distributor
Koch Lorber
Production Co
France 2 Cinema, Canal+, Centre National de la Cinematographie
Genre
Documentary
Original Language
French (France)
Release Date (Theaters)
May 14, 2004, Original
Runtime
1h 47m
Sound Mix
Dolby