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May 5, 2021 · Robert Bresson (1901-1999) was among the most unique directors of the European arthouse, with a working theory of cinematic purity (outlined in his 1975 Notes sur le cinématographe) that rejected all the dramatic convention he considered archaic holdover from the theatre, to make exclusive use of the unique capacities of the film medium, namely the narrative power of editing, and the ...
Dec 18, 1999 · Biography. Bresson originally pursued a career as a painter but turned to film in the early 1930s, gaining his first experience as a script consultant on "C'etait un musicien" (1933), directed by Frederic Zelnick and Maurice Gleize. In between other, unexceptional assignments as a screenwriter, he made a medium-length film, the long-lost "Les ...
Pickpocket. This incomparable story of crime and redemption from the French master Robert Bresson follows Michel, a young pickpocket who spends his days working the streets, subway cars, and train stations of Paris. As his compulsive pursuit of the thrill of stealing grows, however, so does his fear that his luck is about to run out.
Dec 22, 1999 · Robert Bresson was born in Bromont-Lamothe, a small town in central France, on Sept. 25, 1901 (although some records show he was born on the same day in 1907). His father was an army officer, and ...
Sep 23, 2016 · The best place to start – A Man Escaped. If Bresson’s films frequently feature characters battling with the social circumstances in which they find themselves, the conflict is expressed literally in A Man Escaped (1956). Based on the true story of French resistance fighter André Devigny breaking out from a German-occupied prison during the ...
The Complete Robert Bresson. The Harvard Film Archive is proud to present a complete retrospective of the feature films of Robert Bresson (1901 - 1999). Bresson is widely recognized and celebrated as the auteur who, more than any other single artist, has exerted a gravitational pull shaping the stylistic course of contemporary world cinema.
ロベール・ブレッソン（Robert Bresson、1901年 9月25日 ブロモン＝ラモト - 1999年 12月18日 パリ）は、フランスの映画監督、脚本家である。 来歴・人物 [ 編集 ]
