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In life Clarisse Serre does not play. This criminal lawyer, who returns in the podcast "My client and me" on the case that changed her life as a lawyer (a very media robbery story), takes her job very seriously. But when she watches series and films that relate to the legal world, she sometimes fails to choke as the shortcuts or clichés are numerous.
Fortunately, certain films and series have come out of the game and aptly tell the reality of this profession and of justice in general. Clarisse Serre, who is also a consultant on the Canal + Engrenages series , offers us her selection.
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To understand how to create a doubt: Twelve angry men by Sidney Lumet (1957)
The story : In the United States, twelve men form the jury for a criminal trial. They must decide, unanimously, on the fate of a young man accused of having killed his father. If convicted he will be sentenced to the electric chair. If he is declared innocent, he will be free.
Why Clarisse Serre advises him: "In this film, the lawyers have no role, but one of the jurors will take on the role of the lawyer and it is he who will create doubt among the other jurors. is an essential work to show that a man's conviction can be shaken. The film shows what is doubt, how to create a doubt and what is a certainty. This is all the more interesting because France, during a trial, doubt always benefits the accused.
To understand the role of defense counsel: Autopsy of a murder of Otto Preminger (1959)
The story: Lt. Frederik Manion killed a bar owner who raped his wife. Lawyer Paul Biegler agrees to defend him. The trial begins and the truth is difficult to emerge. Lawyers and judges do not really care.
Why Clarisse Serre advises him : "A large part of this film is devoted to the audience. The staging, the looks, the smiles but also the dialogues highlight the role of the defense lawyer. he becomes the hero. What is interesting is that the spectator wonders whether the defense lawyer is being tricked by his client or not. This is a question that we advocate, we often ask ourselves. customers tell us the truth? And do we need to know the truth to defend defend them? "
Should a lawyer always believe his client? Listen in the first episode of "My client and me" Me Louise Tort and Me François Saint-Pierre to reconsider the affair which changed their vision of the profession.
To understand what a police custody looks like: Gangsters by Olivier Marchal (2002)
The story: In a police station in the 18th arrondissement of Paris, two suspects, a man Franck Chaïevski and a prostitute Nina Delgado, undergo a muscular interrogation. They are accused of having organized a heist that killed seven people. Five police officers are in charge of the investigation. But among them, two crooked policemen are ready to do anything to get their hands on the booty.
Why Clarisse Serre advises him : "It is a film that is interesting to watch because it is made by a former police officer who talks about what he has known. Above all, it shows precisely what a police custody looks like . "
To understand what is the power of the judge: The Judge and the Assassin by Bertrand Tavernier (1976)
History: At the end of the 19th century, Joseph Bouvier was dismissed from the army because of his excessive violence. Following this dismissal, the man attacks his fiancée and attempts to commit suicide, without success. After a stay in a psychiatric hospital, Joseph decides to take revenge on all the people who cross his path. Not far from there, Rousseau J., passionate about the case, took part in the investigation and followed in the footsteps of Bouvier. It is the beginning of a manhunt.
Why Clarisse Serre advises him : "First Philippe Noiret and Michel Galabru are extraordinary. But this film also says a lot about the power of the judge, the pressure on the street and the relationship that can be played to obtain a conviction. detriment of madness! "
To understand the reality of the profession: Engrenages , series created by Alexandra Clert and Guy-Patrick Sainderichin (Seven seasons)
The story: Through a young prosecutor, a police captain, an investigating judge and a criminal lawyer, this series describes the life of the Paris courthouse, its workings, its actors and actresses, his little tricks.
Why Clarisse Serre advises him : "For me, this is a real upheaval," says the lawyer who participated in seasons 5-6 and 7 as a legal expert. She helped the writers to make the series credible. "It is a series known and recognized by the general public but also by the world of justice and the police. It shows the difficulty and the reality of these professions even if in real life lawyers cannot flirt like that with illegality ".