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Dirty Money (1972)

Dirty Money poster
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
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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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