A quirky woman who spends her free time as a pilot has her purse stolen; a mysterious man finds her wallet, and they embark on a peculiar romance.
Direction
Resnais at 87, still reinventing cinema like it's 1959.
Score
Mark Snow's jazz erupts whenever logic should intervene.
Editing
Reality and fantasy blur through deliberate, cheeky cuts.
Director
Alain Resnais
André Dussollier
Georges Palet
Sabine Azéma
Marguerite Muir
Emmanuelle Devos
Josepha
Mathieu Amalric
Bernard de Bordeaux
Anne Consigny
Suzanne Palet
Michel Vuillermoz
Lucien d'Orange
Annie Cordy
la dame de l'immeuble de Marguerite
Nicolas Duvauchelle
Jean-Mi
Roger Pierre
Marcel Schwer
Paul Crauchet
le 1er patient
Jean-Michel Ribes
le 2ème patient
Sara Forestier
Elodie
Patrick Mimoun
Jean-Baptiste Larmeur
Édouard Baer
Narrateur
Dominique Rozan
Sikorsky
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Resnais adapted Christian Gailly's novel at 87, proving creative obsession never retires. The film's playful artificiality deliberately rejects realism for emotional truth.
The title references 'Les Faux Monnayeurs'—wild grass grows wherever it wants, just like Georges's chaotic desire. Resnais shot multiple endings and chose the most gloriously ambiguous.
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