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The last film by veteran writer/director Robert Bresson, the French crime drama L'Argent (Money) was based on a short story by Russian novelist Leo Tolstoy. Looking for some quick cash, young man Norbert (Marc Ernest Fourneau) gets a phony 500 franc note from his friend Matrial (Bruno Lapeyre). After he spends it at a .. Read more
| Starring | Christian Patey, Vincent Risterucci, Caroline Lang |
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| Director | Robert Bresson |
| Genres | Drama, World Cinema |
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A single 500 franc forged note changes hands as a schoolboy prank; and with remorseless logic, an innocent is led down... read more on Time Out
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One thing leads to another.
The film starts with a boy in debt and his father won't help out with extra pocket money. He gets help(?) from a friend by way of a dud note, which they ... read more »
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Disappointing film
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Money - the root of much evil
This was Robert Bressons final film. A parable on the power of money to lead to greed and corruption seems quite apt in our modern times of greedy ... read more »
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Oh dear - classic?
It was very hard to get through this. I really tried to see the classic influence it had. I failed.
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load of bo****ks
terrible acting and story line - otherwise totally mediocre.
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bad acting!
I have never seen such poor acting before! The story is like nothing - don't bother
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Amateurish tosh
Extraordinary to think that this film features in the 1001 Films You Must See Before You Die book, gets three stars in Halliwell's and four in the Radio ... read more »
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A master in decline
A pity! A beginner would not get approval for the lack of a clear script or direction deliberately marking this film. You wonder whether the actors are going ... read more »
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'L'Argent'
Enjoyable well paced film. Alot different from usual American storylines. Thought last part of film slightly confusing but on the whole made a change from ... read more »
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Bewildering
Watching it forced me to put myself into a pre-'83 frame of mind.....
Not always easy when the action consisted in large part of opening and ... read more »
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Stark Bresson film intriguing but emotionless
Having heard that Robert Bresson is one of the lesser sung geniuses of film, I was looking forward to seeing my first Bresson film. L'Argent has a spare, ... read more »