Genealogies of a Crime was released on March 26, 1997.

Genealogies of a Crime was directed by Raúl Ruiz.

Genealogies of a Crime has a runtime of 1h 53m.

Genealogies of a Crime was produced by Paulo Branco.

At her son's funeral, Solange, a lawyer famous for losing hopeless cases, agrees to defend René, her son's age, accused of murdering his wealthy aunt, Jeanne, who's part of the Franco-Belgian Psychoanalytic Society, known for odd views and methods. She reads Jeanne's journal, documenting René's criminal tendencies. Solange believes him innocent, manipulated into the murder or framed. Odd psychiatrists turn up, including Georges Didier, who runs FBPS, and his rival, Christian, who believes crime originates in a story's taking hold of a person. After the verdict, René and Solange's relationship changes, Georges and his society commit a bizarre act, and the police record Solange's story.

The key characters in Genealogies of a Crime are Jeanne / Solange (Catherine Deneuve), Georges Didier (Michel Piccoli), René (Melvil Poupaud).

Genealogies of a Crime is a Crime, Drama, Thriller film.

Genealogies of a Crime has an audience rating of 4.3 out of 10.

Genealogies of a Crime had a budget of $4.2M.

Genealogies of a Crime has made $77,998 at the box office.