Stavisky - ihana lurjus
Ohjaus Alain Resnais
Pääosissa Jean-Paul Belmondo, Charles Boyer ja François Périer
Tekstitys englanti
Widely regarded as one of Alan Resnais' (Last Year In Marienbad) finest films, Staviskyattempts to shed some light on the eponymous, enigmatic and yet comparatively unknown Russian émigré who scandalised France.
Stavisky (brilliantly portrayed by Belmondo) built an empire through a combination of subterfuge, fraud and false identity, becoming, as the more respectably titled Serge Alexandre, one of the most influential and powerful men in France in the period between the wars. As the investigations of Inspector Bonny (Claude Rich) reveal, Stavisky's life was the perfect sham, which took in businessmen, financiers and politicians of all persuasions.
Eschewing a straight historical biopic, Resnair and writer Jorge Semprún (Z) restrict the scope of the film to the last few months of Stavisky's eventful life, covering his spectacular fall from grace. A work of rare technical brilliance in which the period detail is impeccable, Stavisky's score is courtesy of Stephen Sondheim.
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