1974 · drama · historical
Stavisky
Directed by Alain Resnais2h 0m1974
Biarritz, 1933. Charm and talent assist small-time swindler Serge Alexandre, alias Stavisky, to bribe his way into the centre of French politics. But when his great scam involving millions is exposed, he brings the government to the verge of collapse and the country to the brink of civil war.
Our read: Stavisky (1974) reads as a sombre, kinetic, inventive drama · historical entry — measured in intensity, mid-stakes in scope, measured in temperature, nihilistic in outlook, with a strong directorial signature.
Sombre, kinetic, measured drama / historical, inventive in texture. Nihilistic, mid-stakes, measured.
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