France / Switzerland,
1983, 85 min
Directed by:
Robert BressonScreenplay:
Robert BressonCast:
Christian Patey, Vincent Risterucci, Caroline Lang, Sylvie Van den Elsen, Béatrice Tabourin, Didier Baussy, Marc Ernest Fourneau, Bruno Lapeyre (more)VOD (1)
Plots(1)
Tolstoy's tragic short story about about a forged bank note passed by two schoolboys to a photography shop. A delivery driver unwittingly takes ownership of the note, his subsequent arrest triggering the collapse of his life around him, with a brutal climax. (official distributor synopsis)
Awards
- Winner
- Nominations
César Awards
- 1984 - Best Sound
Cannes Film Festival
- 1983 - Robert Bresson (Grand Prize for Creative Cinema (1983))
- 1983 - Robert Bresson (Golden Palm - Official Competition)