Robert Bresson: L'Argent [The Money] [OmeU] France/Switzerland, 1983. R: Robert Bresson with Christian Patey, Vincent Risterucci, Caroline Lang, 85 min
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A fake 500 franc note is circulated by two young people and reaches the heating oil supplier Yvon via a photo shop. When he tries to pay with it, he is arrested. Although he did not know anything about the forgery, he loses his job and falls ever deeper into a series of lies, poverty, prison and violence. Based on Tolstoy's story The Fake Coupon, Bresson's last film follows the path of a banknote and shows how a seemingly small deception destroys the life of an uninvolved person.
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A counterfeit 500-franc note is put into circulation by two teenagers and passes through a photography shop into the hands of Yvon, a heating-oil deliveryman. When he attempts to use it as payment, he is arrested. Although he knew nothing of the forgery, he loses his job and is drawn ever deeper into a cycle of lies, poverty, imprisonment and violence. Adapted from Tolstoy's novella The Forged Coupon, Bresson's final film Traces the Journey of a Banknote and shows how a seemingly minor deception can destroy the life of an innocent man.
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A fake 500 franc note is circulated by two young people and reaches the heating oil supplier Yvon via a photo shop. When he tries to pay with it, he is arrested. Although he did not know anything about the forgery, he loses his job and falls ever deeper into a series of lies, poverty, prison and violence. Based on Tolstoy's story The Fake Coupon, Bresson's last film follows the path of a banknote and shows how a seemingly small deception destroys the life of an uninvolved person.
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