L'Argent (1983 movie)

L'Argent (, 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 
 Year  Association  Category  Title  Result Ref.1983 Cannes Film Festival   Robert Bresson   Director's Prize  1983  Cahiers Du Cinema  Best Film - Top 10   1984  César Award  Best Sound  Jean-Louis Ughetto  Luc Yersin   1984 National Society of Film Critics  Best Film Robert Bresson  Best Director  

At the 1983 Cannes Film Festival, Bresson tied with Andrei Tarkovsky and received the Director's Prize.  was also nominated for Best Sound at the César Awards 1984. It also won the 1984 National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Director.
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