The read
Critics rate it 21 points higher than audiences do. It runs a compact 1h 25m.
Synopsis
A forged 500-franc note is passed from person to person and shop to shop, until it falls into the hands of a genuine innocent who doesn't see it for what it is—which will have devastating consequences on his life.
Ratings
IMDb7.4/10
Rotten Tomatoes97%
Metacritic95/100
Critics rate it 21 points higher than audiences do.
301 audience votes
Key crew
- Robert BressonDirector
- Robert BressonWriter
Cast
- Christian PateyYvon Targe
- Vincent RisterucciLucien
- Sylvie Van Den ElsenGrey Haired Woman
- Michel BriguetGrey Haired Woman's Father
- Caroline LangElise
- Marc Ernest FourneauNorbert
- Jean-Frédéric DucasseCast
- Didier BaussyCast
- Jeanne AptekmanYvette
- François-Marie BanierCast
- Alain AptekmanCast
- Gilles DurieuxCast