Black for Remembrance (Noir comme le souvenir) 29 years old

This French thriller begins with a flashback to a small village dance where a six-year-old girl is kidnapped and killed. Seventeen years later the murder remains unsolved. The girl's parents Caroline and Chris have gone on with separate lives Caroline remarried and had another daughter while Chris became an alcoholic. The two are thrown back together when each begin receiving strange messages that imply their daughter has returned from the dead for vengeance. They contact a police detective (the lover of Caroline's best friend) who finds the case intriguing and decides to reopen it. Unfortunately, as soon as he begins questioning the old suspects, people begin to die.

Credits

Black for Remembrance Cast

Name Character
Matthias Habich He was 55, now 84 years old as Chris Corday
Sabine Azéma She was 45, now 75 years old as Lucy
Jane Birkin She was 48, now 77 years old as Caroline
Benoît Régent He was 41, 41 years old when he died as Dr. David Wahl
Dominique Zardi He was 65, 79 years old when he died as un enquêteur
Jean-François Stévenin He was 51, now 80 years old as commissaire Vasseur
Jany Holt She was 86, 96 years old when she died as Geneviève
Claudine Berthet as la directrice
Fabienne Barraud as la mère
Alain Fourès as Guillaume
Vanessa Larré She was 25, now 54 years old as Garance adulte

Black for Remembrance Crew

Name Department
André Ruellan as Screenplay. He was 73 (94) years old when He died Writing
Xavier Loutreuil as Editor. Editing
Gabriel Yared as Original Music Composer. He was 45 (now 75) years old Sound
Jean-Pierre Mocky as Director. He was 66 (90) years old when He died Directing
Jean-Pierre Mocky as Editor. He was 66 (90) years old when He died Editing
Jean-Pierre Mocky as Screenplay. He was 66 (90) years old when He died Writing
Lola Doillon as Editor. She was 20 (now 49) years old Editing
Bruno Zincone as Editor. He was 42 (now 71) years old Editing
Black for Remembrance poster
Black for Remembrance (29 years)

  • Release day: Wednesday, August 09, 1995
  • Runtime: 92 minutes