L'argent

Blu-ray 2017

When an innocent prank goes wrong, it becomes the definitive moment in a man's life. A forged 500 franc note is accidentally passed to an unsuspecting young man. Ignorant of its origins, he tries to use the bill but is apprehended for forgery.

Item Details & Discovery

Explore Topics & Themes:

Counterfeits and counterfeiting Drama

Deception (Motion picture : 2007) Drama

Forgery Drama

Life change events Drama

Social classes Drama

More in this Genre:

Crime films Drama Feature films Film adaptations Foreign films -- France French language materials Video recordings

Part of a Series:

Criterion collection

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Edition:

Special edition

Description:

1 Blu-ray disc (84 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in
digital optical mono
video file Blu-Ray region A
polychrome

Target Audience Note:

CHVR: Not rated

Notes:

Title from sell sheet
Adapted from a Tolstoy novella
Originally produced as a motion picture in 1983
Wide screen (1.66:1)
Special features: press conference from the 1983 Cannes Film Festival; "L'argent", A to Z, a new video essay by film scholar James Quandt; trailer; an essay by critic Adrian Martin and a newly expanded 1983 interview with director Robert Bresson by critic Michel Ciment
Blu-ray; requires Blu-ray player
French dialogue; English subtitles

Control Number:

2130559

UPC:

715515201117

Other Authors:

Bresson, Robert, film director
Criterion Collection (Firm), publisher
Motion picture adaptation of (work): Tolstoy, Leo, graf, 1828-1910. Faux billet

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