Dirty Money (French: La Maudite Galette) is a Canadian drama film from Quebec, directed by Denys Arcand and released in 1972.[1] It was the first feature-length narrative film directed by Arcand.[2]
| Dirty Money | |
|---|---|
| French | La Maudite Galette |
| Directed by | Denys Arcand |
| Written by | Jacques Benoît |
| Produced by | Marguerite Duparc Pierre Lamy |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Alain Dostie |
| Edited by | Marguerite Duparc |
Release date |
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Running time | 100 minutes |
| Country | Canada |
| Language | French |
The film stars René Caron and Luce Guilbeault as Rolland and Berthe Soucy, a couple who are financially struggling. Rolland's wealthy uncle Arthur (Léo Gagnon) comes for a visit and offers them a gift of money to help out, but withdraws the offer after they quibble with the amount; after he leaves, Rolland and Berthe decide to go to his house and rob him. Unbeknownst to them, however, their reclusive tenant Ernest (Marcel Sabourin) follows them with a criminal plan of his own.
It was later screened at the 1984 Festival of Festivals as part of Front & Centre, a special retrospective program of artistically and culturally significant films from throughout the history of Canadian cinema.[3]
References
edit- ^ "La maudite galette" Archived August 18, 2014, at the Wayback Machine. Estrie Plus, December 4, 2013.
- ^ Michel Coulombe and Marcel Jean, Le dictionnaire du cinéma québécois. Éditions Boréal, 1991. ISBN 9782890524231.
- ^ Carole Corbeil, "The stars are coming out for Toronto's film festival". The Globe and Mail, September 6, 1984.
External links
edit- Dirty Money at IMDb
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