Metrograph

From money laundering to influence peddling, casino gambling to dabbling in controversial politics, the life of Serge Alexandre, aka Stavisky, flashes before our eyes and we see the making and unmaking of the theatrically charming con artist who used turn-of-the-century France as his playground. Resnais’s biographical drama features the late Jean-Paul Belmondo, in one of his greatest roles, as the eponymous swindler, a real-life adventurer whose 1934 death remains a mystery to this day; Anny Duperey, as his wife; a standout Charles Boyer, in his penultimate performance, as his nobleman friend; and music by Stephen Sondheim, contributing his only full-length film score.

“Shot by the great Sacha Vierny, Resnais’s cult classic set in the 1930s is a visually intriguing riddle within a riddle. Saint Laurent designed the clothes for Anny Duperey, playing Stavisky’s glamorous and enigmatic wife.” —David Campany, Creative Director, International Center of Photography

Distributor: Rialto Pictures