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L'Argent is a French tragedy film by Robert Bresson, loosely based on Leo Tolstoy's The Forged Coupon. It follows the downward spiral of a young man who uses a counterfeit note and gets involved in a series of crimes and violence.
L'Argent: Directed by Robert Bresson. With Christian Patey, Vincent Risterucci, Caroline Lang, Sylvie Van den Elsen. A counterfeit bill that starts off as a schoolboy prank leads to incarceration and violence.
- (12K)
- Crime, Drama
- Robert Bresson
- 1983-05-18
A 1983 adaptation of Tolstoy's short story "Faux billet" by the French master of spiritual cinema. L'argent depicts the corrupting influence of money on a young truck driver and other characters in contemporary Paris.
- Yvon
While collecting payment from a Paris photography shop, hard-working fuel delivery man Yvon Targe (Christian Patey) is purposefully given counterfeit money without his knowledge.
- (33)
- Christian Patey
- Robert Bresson
- Crime, Drama
Currently you are able to watch "L'Argent" streaming on Max, Max Amazon Channel, Criterion Channel. It is also possible to buy "L'Argent" on Apple TV, Amazon Video as download or rent it on Amazon Video, Apple TV online.
- (94)
- Alain Aptekman, Gilles Durieux
- Robert Bresson
- 18
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, Writer. Leo Tolstoy.
When a shopkeeper realizes two schoolboys swindled him out of 500 francs with a counterfeit note, he decides to pass the problem on by paying delivery man Yvon (Christian Patey) with the false note. But when Yvon tries to pay for his lunch with the money, the police are called and his life unravels.
