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L'Argent (1983)Rating: 4 Stars (out of 4)The Root of All EvilBy Jeffrey M. Anderson
DVD Details: I had the chance to see L'Argent a second time on New Yorker's excellent new DVD, and I liked it even more. It sometimes takes a bit of extra work to get used to Bresson's unique presentation, with the actors stripped of all excess emotion, moving and speaking almost robotically. As critic Kent Jones says on the commentary track, these performances are meant to suggest and represent certain behaviors, even if we don't see them acted out verbatim. Jones's knowledgable yet humble commentary track is very informative and does not use that lecturer's drone that can get so boring so quickly. Other extras include two interviews with Bresson, one six minutes and the other 12 minutes, both from the 1983 Cannes Film Festival. Writer Marguerite Duras (Hiroshima Mon Amour) speaks about her adoration for Bresson (for only about 90 seconds), and there's a 30-second theatrical trailer that almost entirely misses the point of the film. English subtitles are optional. All in all, this is one of my favorite discs of 2005. Starring: Christian Patey, Caroline Lang, Sylvie van den Elsen, Michel Briguet |
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