Top Secret

Secret défense is a 1998 French drama film directed by Jacques Rivette, who co-wrote the screenplay with Pascal Bonitzer and Emmanuelle Cuau. Produced by Arte France Cinéma and running about 170 minutes, the film stays true to Rivette's tradition of long-form storytelling. According to the French Wikipedia, it draws inspiration from the Electra myth and Alfred Hitchcock's Vertigo, with music composed by Jordi Savall.

The cast features Sandrine Bonnaire, Grégoire Colin, Françoise Fabian, Jerzy Radziwiłowicz and Laure Marsac. Colin plays Paul, the brother of Bonnaire's Sylvie, in a drama that unfolds around a family secret. The film was released in 1998.