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L'Argent (1983)

May 18, 1983 Crime, Drama 1h 25m
70%
User Score
7.4/10
97%
95/100

Overview

A forged 500-franc note is passed from person to person and shop to shop, until it falls into the hands of a genuine innocent who doesn't see it for what it is—which will have devastating consequences on his life.

Robert Bresson
Director
Leo Tolstoy
Story

Top Billed Cast

Christian Patey
Christian Patey

Yvon Targe
Vincent Risterucci
Vincent Risterucci

Lucien
Sylvie Van Den Elsen
Sylvie Van Den Elsen

Grey Haired Woman
Michel Briguet
Michel Briguet

Grey Haired Woman's Father
Caroline Lang
Caroline Lang

Elise
Marc Ernest Fourneau
Marc Ernest Fourneau

Norbert
Jean-Frédéric Ducasse
Jean-Frédéric Ducasse

un client du magasin
Didier Baussy
Didier Baussy

le photographe
Jeanne Aptekman
Jeanne Aptekman

Yvette

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Media

L'Argent (1983) trailer
L'Argent (1983) trailer
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Reviews

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A review by CinemaSerf
Written on January 1, 2023

The sentiment of this film is rather horribly - and effectively - cynical. A dodgy 500 Franc note is being circulated amongst businesses and people who know it isn't real. Until, that is, is falls into the hands of honest delivery driver "Yvon" (Christian Patey) who has no idea that he is about to become the victim of this scam. His boss insists that the pretty skint man make good the loss and his options are limited. Petty crime seems the obvious solution and so he hooks up with some would-be bank robbers. Needless to say, that goes awry and soon the young lad is facing a lengthy prison term and his marriage starts to dissolve before his eyes. Proof, if it were ever needed, that prison isn't always the best solution - the youngster starts to despair, and upon his release that frustration ...

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