Others' money
| Movie | |
|---|---|
| German title | Others' money |
| Original title | L'Argent des autres |
| Country of production | France |
| original language | French |
| Publishing year | 1978 |
| length | 105 minutes |
| Rod | |
| Director | Christian de Chalonge |
| script | Christian de Chalonge, Pierre Dumayet |
| production |
Michelle de Broca , Henri Lassa , Adolphe Viezzi |
| music |
Guy Boulanger , Patrice Mestral |
| camera | Jean-Louis Picavet |
| cut | Jean Ravel |
| occupation | |
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The money of others (original title: L'Argent des autres ) is a French film drama with Jean-Louis Trintignant and Catherine Deneuve from 1978. A novel by Nancy Markham served as a literary model .
action
Henri Rainier has been employed as an authorized signatory at a renowned Parisian bank for 15 years . Believing that his superiors would agree, he grants a large loan to a client named Claude Chevalier d'Aven. However, this turns out to be a fraud, through whose risky investment funds numerous small investors lose their savings. When the financial scandal threatens to irreparably damage the bank's reputation, the bank managers and especially the bank director Miremont try to evade responsibility by blaming Henri alone. After all, it is Henri’s friend and superior, Vincent, who advises Miremont to dismiss Henri without notice.
Henri initially does not tell his wife Cécile and their daughters that he was released. When they go away without him, he burns his old business cards and tries to find a new job. During an interview, he initially sits alone in a white room. He is questioned over an intercom by a woman in an adjoining room, which is only separated by a one-sided transparent mirror. Then he should recommend himself to his potential new employers face to face. However, they cannot be convinced that it was not he, but bank director Miremont himself who caused the bankruptcy of his bank into millions. After all, Henri had only looked after Chevalier d'Aven personally, for example accompanied him on a flight, but not supervised his business transactions.
Henri's wife Cécile, who found out about his dismissal on her return, and the unionist Arlette advised him to sue the bank. But for that he needs evidence. With the help of Cécile, Henri's research comes across other opaque and questionable transactions by the bank. In search of a document that clearly exonerates him, he locks himself in the bank's archives. Miremont rings the doorbell and knocks on the door of the archive - threatening to alert the police. After a phone call from the archivist, Henri found the necessary paper. After tucking more explosive papers into his pants, he leaves the bank - without being stopped by Miremont - where Cécile is already waiting for him in the car.
A year later the case will be tried in court. Although Henri was ultimately unsuccessful in his fight for his good reputation, he has matured as a person and he feels more independent than ever. He also has the prospect of a new job - this time in the wine business - mediated by his friend Vincent, of all people, who was not innocent of the plot against him. The last scene shows Henri as the moderator at a fictitious wine tasting.
background
The shooting took place from February to April 1978 in Paris . The animated shots shown in the film during the flight were made by the animator Michel Gauthier . The main actors Jean-Louis Trintignant and Catherine Deneuve had already stood together in front of the camera in 1975 for Die Unfesselten . In 1980 they shot The Men I Loved and in 1984 followed with Le bon Plaisir - A political love affair, another collaboration between the two actors.
The Money of Others premiered in France on September 27, 1978 . In Germany , the film drama was first shown on television on September 28, 1992.
Reviews
For the lexicon of international film , Das Geld der Others was “an aesthetically excellent, also exciting and enjoyable dramatic comedy about hierarchies and their political and personal consequences”. Cinema saw a “captivatingly narrated film” that “happily illuminates the depths of the financial world” and “skillfully balances thriller, drama and comedic elements”. The actors are also "excellent". According to Prisma , the film offers "[...] thanks to the excellent cast - above all the leading couple Jean-Louis Trintignant and Catherine Deneuve - [...] the best entertainment".
Awards
The others' money was nominated five times at the César Awards in 1979 . The film was awarded the César in the categories of Best Film and Best Director . He lost to the competition in the categories of Best Supporting Actor (Michel Serrault), Best Editing (Jean Ravel) and Best Screenplay (Christian de Chalonge, Pierre Dumayet). Director Christian de Chalonge also received the Louis Delluc Prize .
German version
The German dubbed version was created in Munich in 1988 .
| role | actor | Voice actor |
|---|---|---|
| Claude Chevalier d'Aven | Claude Brasseur | Erik Schumann |
| De Nully | Gérard Séty | Horst Raspe |
| Helldorf | Jean Leuvrais | Klaus Kindler |
| Vincent | François Perrot | Reinhard Glemnitz |
| Blue | Umberto Orsini | Wolfgang Hess |
| Torrent | Francis Lemaire | Jochen Striebeck |
| Archivist Bignon | Michel Delahaye | Werner Abrolat |
Web links
- The money of the other in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Pictures of the film on cinema.de
Individual evidence
- ↑ cf. licelfoc.com
- ↑ Others' money. In: Lexicon of International Films . Film service , accessed February 19, 2020 .
- ↑ cf. cinema.de
- ↑ cf. prisma.de
- ↑ cf. synchrondatenbank.de
- ↑ Others' money. In: synchronkartei.de. German dubbing file , accessed on March 20, 2020 .