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.
Directing:
Writing:
Stars:
- Paul Paviot
Writing:
- René Masson
- Paul Paviot
Stars:
Release Date: 1960-02-08
- Country: FR
- Language: Français
- Runtime: 90
The baron
Casimir Pantalaskas
Clergeon
Tropmann
Georges Battistini
The brunette prostitute
The illuminated
Rabiniot
The waiter
The son of the illuminated
The librarian
The scared lady
Zuwalki
(uncredited)
The prostitute's mother (uncredited)
(uncredited)
The lady at the police station (uncredited)
Clergeon