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Robert Bresson - what members say

A Man Escaped review by MichaelJ from London

Template prison escape 30 March 2009
...An absolutely brilliant prison escape drama from Robert Bresson, has masterly economy, engrossing detail and genuine suspense. This simply must be seen. The nearest Hollywoo... Read customer review

Les Dames Du Bois De Boulogne review by A customer from UK

Customer Review 23 June 2008
...`Les Dames du Bois de Boulogne' was directed in 1945 by: Robert Bresson (Diary Of A Country Priest, 1950; A Man Escaped,1956; Pickpocket, 1959; Au Hasard Balthazzar, 1966) Th... Read customer review

Au Hasard Balthazar review by from Northampton

memorable 2 June 2005
...A beautiful but sad and depressing film. Robert Bresson casts a cool clear light on how badly and thoughtlessly we behave towards each other and animals. Balthazar is the sai... Read customer review

Robert Bresson - filmography

L'Argent on DVD (1983)
Starring: Christian Patey, Vincent Risterucci, Caroline Lang
Director: Robert Bresson
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The last film by veteran writer/director Robert Bresson, the French crime drama L'Argent (Money) was based on a short story by Russian novelist Leo Tolstoy. Looking for some quick cash, young man Norbert (Marc Ernest Fourneau) gets a phony 500 franc note from his friend Matrial (Bruno Lapeyre). ..read more »

62% from 1,128 member

The Devil, Probably on DVD (1977)
Starring: Antoine Monnier, Tina Irissari, Henri de Maublanc
Director: Robert Bresson
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Regarded by many as a masterpiece, The Devil, Probably tells the story of a young man living in Paris who desires more from life than the glib, superficial truths and material things that are on offer to him. He reaches out to his friends and psychiatrist to provide him with the great answers in ..read more »

52% from 510 members

Lancelot Du Lac on DVD (1974)
Starring: Luc Simon, Laura Duke Condominas, Humbert Balsan
Director: Robert Bresson
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Winner of the International Critics Prize at Cannes in 1974, Lancelot Du Lac, Bresson's masterpiece, has lost none of its power and continues to cast a mystical spell. In this compelling and hypnotic film about the Arthurian legend, the Knights of the Round Table, their numbers depleted by their ..read more »

60% from 323 members

Four Nights of a Dreamer (1971)
Starring: Isabelle Weingarten, Guillaume des Forets, Maurice Monnoyer
Director: Robert Bresson
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The 'dreamer' is Jacques, a young painter, who by chance runs into Marthe as she's contemplating suicide on the Pont-Neuf in Paris. They talk, and agree to see each other again the next night. Gradually, he discovers that her lover promised to meet her on the bridge that night, and he failed to ..read more »

35% from 2 members
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A Gentle Creature (1969)
Starring: Dominique Sanda, Guy Frangin, Jeanne Lobre
Director: Robert Bresson
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A young woman kills herself, leaving no explanation to her grief-stricken pawnbroker husband. We learn in flashback about how they met, married, and how she failed to adapt her lifestyle to his. Disgusted with his attempts to dominate her, she considered murdering him, but found herself unable to ..read more »

60% from 6 members
Currently unavailable

Mouchette on DVD (1967)
Starring: Nadine Nortier, Jean-Claude Guilbert, Marie Cardinal
Director: Robert Bresson
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Based on the novel by George Barnanos. Tells the story of Mouchette, a young girl who is neglected by her terminally ill mother and her abusive alcoholic father. When she meets with a local hunter, her tragic fate would seem to be sealed.

68% from 987 members

Au Hasard Balthazar on DVD (1966)
Starring: Anne Wiazemsky, Philippe Asselin
Director: Robert Bresson
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Traces the life of a donkey, christened Balthazar by children. Throughout his life he is owned by many of the locals, who treat him with varying degrees of kindness. Whatever his task, Balthazar accepts his fate of living a life over which he has no control.

65% from 1,348 member

The Trial Of Joan Of Arc on DVD (1962)
Starring: Florence Carrez, Jean-Claude Forneau, Marc Jacquier
Director: Robert Bresson
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Characteristically breaking with tradition, director Robert Bresson presents a realistic, unique view of the life and death of Joan of Arc. Using a script based on the actual transcript notes taken during her trial, Bresson focuses on the psychological and physical torture that Joan had to endure, ..read more »

69% from 739 members

Pickpocket on DVD (1959)
Starring: Martin LaSalle, Marika Green, Pierre Leymarie
Director: Robert Bresson
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Inspired by Dostoevsky's 'Crime and Punishment', Robert Bresson's Pickpocket tells the story of Michel (Martin Lasalle), a solitary young man who embarks upon a life of petty theft. Plying his trade on the city streets, racetracks and Métro system of Paris, Michel hones his sleight-of-hand skills ..read more »

67% from 1,667 member

A Man Escaped on DVD (1956)
Starring: Francois Leterrier, François Leterrier, Charles Le Clainche
Director: Robert Bresson
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Based on a true story, 'A Man Escaped' is set in a Nazi prison in France in 1943. Fontaine is a Resistance fighter sentenced to death, and the film reconstructs his escape plan. Director Bresson won the Best Director award at the 1957 Cannes Film Festival. French dialogue.

71% from 1,830 member

Diary Of A Country Priest on DVD (1950)
Starring: Claude Laydu, Jean Riveyre
Director: Robert Bresson
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An austere look at the experiences of a young priest in a small French parish, Robert Bresson's masterly Le Journal d'un curé de campagne (Diary of a Country Priest) presents a powerful, complex exploration of faith underneath a deceptively simple exterior. Drawn from a novel by Georges Bernanos, ..read more »

71% from 544 members

Les Dames Du Bois De Boulogne on DVD (1945)
Starring: Maria Casares, Elina Labourdette, Paul Bernard
Director: Robert Bresson
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LES DAMES is the sole collaboration of two French cinema giants: Robert Bresson and Jean Cocteau. Cocteau wrote the wonderfully poetic dialogue for the film, while Bresson scripted and directed. The film bears strong connections to other classic works by both men. Like other Bresson heroes and ..read more »

66% from 850 members

Robert Bresson facts

5 most recent films

L'Argent - 3.0 stars
The Devil, Probably - 2.5 stars
Lancelot Du Lac - 3.0 stars
Four Nights of a Dreamer - 2.0 stars
A Gentle Creature - 3.5 stars

5 highest-rated films

A Man Escaped - 3.5 stars
Diary Of A Country Priest - 3.5 stars
The Trial Of Joan Of Arc - 3.5 stars
Mouchette - 3.5 stars
Pickpocket - 3.5 stars

5 lowest-rated films

Four Nights of a Dreamer - 2.0 stars
A Gentle Creature - 3.5 stars
The Devil, Probably - 2.5 stars
Lancelot Du Lac - 3.0 stars
L'Argent - 3.0 stars

Most frequent co-stars

Paul Bernard - 1 times - show films
Luc Simon - 1 times - show films
Guy Frangin - 1 times - show films
Pierre Leymarie - 1 times - show films
Jean-Claude Guilbert - 1 times - show films