Bartleby is a 1976 French drama film directed by Maurice Ronet and starring Michael Lonsdale, Maxence Mailfort and Maurice Biraud. It is an adaptation of the short story "Bartleby, the Scrivener" by Herman Melville.
Plot
Bartleby is a loner who gets hired as a clerk when a lawyer is desperate to find a reliable assistant. Unfortunately Bartleby isn't happy with his work. He falls into passivity and depression. When the law office moves, Bartleby prefers to stay in the abandoned rooms. People get fascinated by his strange behaviour.
Cast
Michael Lonsdale as the bailiff
Maxence Mailfort as Bartleby
Maurice Biraud as Dindon
Dominique Zardi as Cisaille
Jacques Fontanelle as Gingembre
Hubert Deschamps as the manager
Albert Michel as the prison cook
Philippe Brigaud as the vice director of the prison
Michel Fortin as the taxi driver
Henri Attal as the prison guard
Maurice Ronet as the narrator
Release
Bartleby was released in France in 1978.