| Title | The Story of a Cheat (1936) |
| Runtime | 1 hr. 21 min. |
| Director | Sacha Guitry |
| Country | France |
| Studio | Criterion Collection |
| Genres | Drama |
| Description | Considered Sacha Guitry’s masterpiece, this fleet, witty picaresque about a gambler and petty thief is a whimsical delight. Guitry himself stars as the tricheur looking back fondly on a life of crime, which he narrates with an effervescence matched by that of the film's skillful editing and cinematography. With its rapid storytelling and novel use of voice-over, The Story of a Cheat has influenced filmmakers from Orson Welles to François Truffaut. |