Director(s): Robert Bresson Actors: Sylvie Van den Elsen, Christian Patey Rated: NR (Not Rated) Languages: French Subtitles: optional English Regional Code: Region 1 Screen: Color, Dolby Length: 81 minutes. Studio: New Yorker Video SKU: NYDVD43605

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Robert Bresson's final masterpiece, L'Argent is a stunning protest against greed and corruption. A boy's parents refuse to lend him money, so a friend gives him a counterfeit 500-franc bill. This one act sets into motion a chain of events that will lead to murder. The bill passes from hand to hand, and with each exchange comes another betrayal. To protect themselves, shopkeepers pass the bill on to an unsuspecting delivery man, Yvon, who is arrested and sent to prison. Rejecting the world that ruined him, Yvon turns to crime and destruction. Inspired by a Tolstoy story, one of cinema’s great masters creates a powerful tale of innocence corrupted.