Question 1

What intense behind-the-scenes conflicts occurred during the filming of 'The Truth'?

Accepted Answer

Director Henri-Georges Clouzot pushed actors so hard that Sami Frey and Jacques Perrin nearly hit him and threatened to quit, and Brigitte Bardot tried to commit suicide after shooting due to being too implicated in her character.

Question 2

What tragic event happened to the director's wife during production?

Accepted Answer

Véra Clouzot, the director's wife and one of the film's screenwriters, suffered a fatal heart attack during filming and died. This was her only screenplay, released months after her death.

Question 3

What physical altercation occurred between Brigitte Bardot and director Henri-Georges Clouzot?

Accepted Answer

During an important sequence, Clouzot slapped Bardot, but she slapped him back and left the set. After she returned, the scene was shot without incidents.

Question 4

What prestigious film collections include 'The Truth'?

Accepted Answer

This film is part of the Criterion Collection, spine #960.

Question 5

What off-screen romantic entanglement occurred during filming?

Accepted Answer

Brigitte Bardot and Sami Frey had a romantic affair at the time of filming, while Bardot was in her second marriage to Jacques Charrier.

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