L'Argent (The Money) (1983)

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Directed by

Robert Bresson

Starring

Caroline Lang
Elise

François-Marie Banier

Eric Franklin

Written by

Robert Bresson
writer

Leo Tolstoy
short story Faux billet

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A forged 500-franc note is passed from person to person until carelessness leads to tragedy.

Release date: 18 May 1983
UPC: 717119436544

Tags: Crime (6), France (6), 1980s (6), 1983 (5), Drama (4), Murder (4), French (3), Money (3), Robbery (3), Judge (2), Teacher (2), Subway (2), Murder Of Family (2), Axe (2), Imprisonment (2), Perjury (2), Breaking And Entering (2), Chain Reaction (2), Shopkeeper (2)

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"31.5. 2024 A delivery driver is arrested for possessing a forged banknote, which makes him to lose his job in spite of his innocence. Bresson depicts the chain of events that slowly destroy a man's life. Once in a while the film follows other characters to show different perspectives, but all the events are still stricly related to the fate of the unfortunate main character. As well know, humans are unpredictable creatures. Based on Tolstoy's novel "The Forged Coupon", "L'Argent" is a merciless"

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