Dirty Money (1972)

Original title

La maudite galette

Directed by

Denys Arcand

Genre

drama film, comedy film

Country

Canada

Runtime

1h 40m

Rated

12

Rating

7.1 of 10 from 7 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A financially struggling Quebec couple visit a wealthy uncle, hoping for a gift of money. When the uncle withdraws his offer after they argue about the amount, the couple decides to rob him, but their tenant follows them with his own scheme.

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What happens

Dirty Money (French: La Maudite Galette) is a Canadian drama film from Quebec, directed by Denys Arcand and released in 1972. It was the first feature-length narrative film directed by Arcand. 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. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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