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Bartleby (1976 film)

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Director
  
Maurice Ronet

Genre
  
Drama

7.8/10
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Initial release
  
December 16, 1976

Running time
  
1h 36m

Bartleby (1976 film) movie poster

Writer
  
Herman Melville (short story), Jacques Quoirez (adaptation), Yvan Bostel (adaptation), Maurice Ronet (adaptation)

Cast
  
Maxence Mailfort
(Bartleby),
Michael Lonsdale
(L'Huissier),
Maurice Biraud
(Dindon),
Dominique Zardi
(Cisaille),
Jacques Fontanelle
(Gingembre),
Hubert Deschamps
(Le gérant)

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Bartleby is a 1976 French drama film directed by Maurice Ronet and starring Michael Lonsdale, Maxence Mailfort and Maurice Biraud. It is an adaptation of the short story Bartleby by Herman Melville.

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Plot

Bartleby is a loner who gets hired as a clerk when a lawyer is desperate to find a reliable assistant. Unfortunately Bartleby isn't happy with his work. He falls into passivity and depression. When the law office moves, Bartleby prefers to stay in the abandoned rooms. People get fascinated his strange behaviour.

Cast

  • Michael Lonsdale as the bailiff
  • Maxence Mailfort as Bartleby
  • Maurice Biraud as Dindon
  • Dominique Zardi as Cisaille
  • Jacques Fontanelle as Gingembre
  • Hubert Deschamps as the manager
  • Albert Michel as the prison cook
  • Philippe Brigaud as the vice director of the prison
  • Michel Fortin as the taxi driver

    • Release

    Bartleby was released in France in 1978.

    References

    Bartleby (1976 film) Wikipedia
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    Bartleby (1976 film) IMDb Bartleby (1976 film) themoviedb.org


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