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Dirty Money (1972 film)

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Dirty Money
FrenchLa Maudite Galette
Directed byDenys Arcand
Written byJacques Benoît
Produced byMarguerite Duparc
Pierre Lamy
Starring
CinematographyAlain Dostie
Edited byMarguerite Duparc
Release date
  • September 7, 1972 (1972-09-07)
Running time
100 minutes
CountryCanada
LanguageFrench

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]

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

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  1. ^ "La maudite galette" Archived August 18, 2014, at the Wayback Machine. Estrie Plus, December 4, 2013.
  2. ^ Michel Coulombe and Marcel Jean, Le dictionnaire du cinéma québécois. Éditions Boréal, 1991. ISBN 9782890524231.
  3. ^ Carole Corbeil, "The stars are coming out for Toronto's film festival". The Globe and Mail, September 6, 1984.
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