
Part of the BAMcinématek series Bresson
Sat, Apr 28, 2012 at 2, 4:30, 6:50, 9:15pm
Directed by Robert Bresson
With Christian Patey, Vincent Risterucci
(1983) 85min, 35mm
Bresson’s final masterpiece is driven by the rhythms of human interactions: footsteps in hallways, doors slamming, crumpled money exchanging hands. The plot of L’argent, based on a Tolstoy story, follows a forged 500 franc note as it passes from person to person, culminating in tragedy.