Cinema // After: L'Argent

L’Argent

A forged banknote changes hands and sets off a chain of events that gradually destroys a young man’s life. No dramatic twists. Just decisions and consequences stacking up.

Afterwards, we’ll look at Bresson’s approach to performance and editing. The minimal delivery. The focus on hands, doors, small actions. The way emotion is kept at a distance. It’s a film that strips things back and still lands hard. Good ground for talking about control, moral weight, and how much you can remove before something stops working.

Cinema // After is Let’s Make Films’ screening and discussion series at Picturehouse Liverpool.

We pick a film and watch it together in the cinema. After it finishes, we stay in our seats and talk about it.

The conversation is led by Guest speakers, filmmakers, lecturers, writers and focuses on how the film was made and why certain creative choices matter. We look at…