Pantalaskas (1960)
An off-beat, uneven tale about a man intent on suicide and the three people who try to talk him out of it, Pantalaskas stars American Carl Studer in the title role of the morose, would-be suicide. Set in Paris and taking place over an entire night, the story has a complication in that the trio who want to prevent the suicide do not speak the man's language -- he is Lithuanian and speaks no French. So the protagonists comb the underbelly of a nighttime Paris, looking high and low but mostly low for anyone who speaks Lithuanian. Depending mainly on dialogue for its impact, the verbose drama reveals how the protagonists undergo a transformation as the night wears on.
Stars:
Writing:
- René Masson
- Paul Paviot
Directing:
- Paul Paviot
- Views: 2
- Release Date: 1960-02-08
- Language: Français
- Country: FR
- Runtime: 90
Jacques Marin
Tropmann
Max Montavon
The waiter
Albert Rémy
Georges Battistini
Louise Chevalier
The prostitute's mother (uncredited)
Bernard Musson
(uncredited)
Daniel Emilfork
The baron
Carl Studer
Casimir Pantalaskas
Bernard Lajarrige
Clergeon
Dominique Boschero
The brunette prostitute
Marie-Hélène Dasté
The illuminated
Hubert Deschamps
Rabiniot
Yvette Etiévant
Maria Clairgeon
Patrick de Bardine
The son of the illuminated(
Paul Demange
The librarian
Julien Carette
Zuwalki
René-Jean Chauffard
(uncredited)
