L'Argent (French pronunciation: [laʁ.ʒɑ̃], meaning "Money") is a 1983 French Swiss drama movie directed by Robert Bresson and is loosely based on the first part of Leo Tolstoy's novella The Forged Coupon. It stars Christian Patey, Vincent Risterucci, Caroline Lang, Sylvie Van Den Elsen and was distributed by MK2 Diffusion.
Cast
- Christian Patey as Yvon Targe
- Vincent Risterucci as Lucien
- Caroline Lang as Elise
- Sylvie Van Den Elsen as The Little Old Lady
- Michel Briguet as Father of the Little Old Lady
- Béatrice Tabourin as The Female Photographer
- Didier Baussy as The Male Photographer
- Marc Ernest Fourneau as Norbert
- André Cler as Norbert's Father
- Claude Cler as Norbert's Mother
- Bruno Lapeyre as Martial
Awards
At the 1983 Cannes Film Festival, Bresson tied with Andrei Tarkovsky and received the Director's Prize.[2] L'Argent was also nominated for Best Sound at the César Awards 1984.[3] It also won the 1984 National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Director.[4]
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