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L'Argent

1983 · 85 min

Cold, spare and quietly devastating, it follows a small lie as it spreads and quietly destroys a life.

Directed by
Robert Bresson
Genres
Crime, Drama
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.
How it feels
Slow-burning and demanding.
About
Crime, corruption, guilt, fate
Content
Strong violence. Mild gore, sexual content and language.
Note
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Directed by
Robert Bresson
Genres
Crime, Drama
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How it feels

Written by AI. It can be wrong.

Full breakdown
Tone
    Pacing
    slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
    Attention
    demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Themes
    Places
    Era
    contemporary
    Audience
    adult
    Form
    None
    Content intensity
    • Gore mild
    • Language mild
    • Violence strong
    • Sex mild
    All scales, 0 to 10
    Scales, 0 to 10
    ScaleValue0 to 10
    Action2
    Horror4
    Humour1
    Realism8
    Romance1
    Tension7
    Darkness9
    Complexity7
    Emotional weight9

    Cast

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    Details

    Genres
    crime, drama
    Directed by
    Robert Bresson
    Written by
    Robert Bresson
    Starring
    Christian Patey, Vincent Risterucci, Sylvie Van Den Elsen, Michel Briguet, Caroline Lang, Marc Ernest Fourneau, Jean-Frédéric Ducasse, Didier Baussy
    Cinematography
    Emmanuel Machuel, Pasqualino De Santis
    Runtime
    85 min
    Country
    France, Switzerland
    Languages
    French

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