Bartleby

Year: 1976

Runtime: 97 mins

Language: French

Director: Maurice Ronet

Drama

An adaptation of Herman Melville’s classic short story, narrated by an elderly Manhattan lawyer who runs a comfortable practice assisting wealthy clients with mortgages, deeds and bonds. He recounts the encounter with the strangest man he has ever known, a mysterious figure whose odd behavior upends his world.

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