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The 10th District Court: Moments of Trial

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Filmmaker Raymond Depardon documents misdemeanor hearings in a Parisian courtroom.

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Richard Brody The New Yorker 10/03/2022
Depardon offers American viewers a fascinating view of the French judicial system—in other words, of life without the Fifth Amendment. Go to Full Review Kent Jones Film Comment Magazine 04/11/2018
Depardon's film is a fascinating study of clashing egos and dueling rhetorical styles. Go to Full Review Lisa Nesselson Variety 02/10/2006
A riveting pageant of human behavior on both sides of the law unfolds with humor, poignancy and a measure of inherent majesty. Go to Full Review Vadim Rizov Filmmaker Magazine 01/24/2023
It’s a bracingly comic cross-section of an idiosyncratic legal system at one of its mundane working levels. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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02/16/2009 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 See more 04/05/2008 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..... See more 09/18/2007 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. See more Read all reviews
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Raymond Depardon

Director

Claudine Nougaret

Producer

Claude Morice

Co-Executive Producer

Adrien Roche

Co-Executive Producer
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Movie Info

Synopsis Filmmaker Raymond Depardon documents misdemeanor hearings in a Parisian courtroom.
Director
Raymond Depardon
Producer
Claudine Nougaret
Distributor
Koch Lorber
Production Co
Canal+, Centre National de la Cinematographie, France 2 Cinema
Genre
Documentary
Original Language
French (France)
Release Date (Theaters)
May 14, 2004, Original
Runtime
1h 47m
Sound Mix
Dolby