L'Argent (DVD)
APPROX. 81 MINS. - PROD. YEAR: 1983 - MPA RATING: NR
DVD Specifications
| Release date: | May 24, 2005 |
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| Studio: | New Yorker |
| Year: | 1983 |
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Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1 Anamorphic - Enhanced for Widescreen TVs. |
| Audio: | TBA |
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| Subtitles: | English |
Special Features
- Audio commentary by Kent Jones (Assoc. Dir. of Programming, Film Society of Lincoln Center, NY)
- Writer Marguerite Duras on Director Robert Bresson
- Interviews with Bresson (Cannes Film Festival 1983)
- Theatrical Trailer
Synopsis
Robert Bresson's final masterpiece, L'Argent is a stunning protest against greed and corruption. A boy's parents refuse to lend him money, so a friend gives him a counterfeit 500-franc bill. This one act sets into motion a chain of events that will lead to murder.
The bill passes from hand to hand, and with each exchange comes another lie, another betrayal. To protect themselves, shopkeepers pass the bill on to an unsuspecting delivery man, Yvon, who is arrested and sent to prison. Rejecting the world that ruined him, Yvon turns to crime and destruction.
Inspired by a Tolstoy story, one of cinema's great masters creates a powerful tale of innocence corrupted.
Cast & Crew
New Yorker
presents
Christian PateyElsa RavenWilliam Russ
"L'Argent"
directed byRobert Bresson
Production Year: 1983
"L'Argent"
directed byRobert Bresson
Production Year: 1983
