as Charles. The film is notable for being the first French film to use flashbacks as a narrative device. The film had controversy as the grand-niece of Charles Lafarge sued the film's producers for defaming the memory of her great-uncle. The radio series Crime Classics broadcast a version of the story of Marie Lafarge in its October 14, 1953 episode, titled "The Seven Layered Arsenic Cake of Madame Lafarge". Marie Lafarge was portrayed by Eve McVeagh, and William Conrad played the part of Charles Lafarge. The broadcast claimed that Marie Lafarge committed suicide after her release from prison. References External links L'affaire Lafarge (French site) IMDb entry on the film An account of the history of Le Glandier Bibliography 1816 births 1852 deaths 1840 murders in France Writers from Paris French female murderers People convicted of murder by France French people convicted of murder French prisoners sentenced to life imprisonment Prisoners sentenced to life imprisonment by France Poisoners French memoirists 19th-century deaths from tuberculosis Tuberculosis deaths in France French women memoirists 19th-century French women writers 19th-century memoirists Mariticides