La Verité [Criterion Collection]

"In this drama, a beautiful woman stands accused of killing her lover. The prosecutor believes the crime was premeditated and seeks the death penalty. Her story is told via flashback and begins while she lived a free-spirited life upon the Left Bank. She is seen having a fling with her sister's boy friend while still continuing to have numerous encounters with others. The boy friend resents this and they have a terrible quarrel. She then becomes a prostitute and he, a music student, becomes...