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Robert Bresson (French: [ʁɔbɛʁ bʁɛsɔ̃]; 25 September 1901 – 18 December 1999) was a French film director. Known for his ascetic approach, Bresson made a notable contribution to the art of cinema; his non-professional actors, ellipses , and sparse use of scoring have led his works to be regarded as preeminent examples of minimalist film.
- Film director, screenwriter
- 25 September 1901, Bromont-Lamothe, France
- 1933–1983
- 18 December 1999 (aged 98), Droue-sur-Drouette, France
Robert Bresson (1901-1999) was a French writer and director of minimalist and personal films, such as Diary of a Country Priest, A Man Escaped, and Pickpocket. He trained as a painter and spent time as a German POW during World War II.
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- Bromont-Lamothe, Puy-de-Dôme, France
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- Paris, France
- Features Writer / List Editor
- Pickpocket (1959) Bresson explores the ambiguity of morality in his excellent 1959 film Pickpocket. Martin LaSalle stars as Michel, an impoverished petty criminal who becomes swept up in the underground world of pickpocketing in order to raise enough money to pursue his dreams.
- Mouchette (1967) In Mouchette, Bresson's final film in black-and-white, the director paints a portrait of a young woman (Nadine Nortier) who suffers at the hands of the cruel society around her.
- Au Hasard Balthazar (1966) There are few if any of Bresson’s films that aren’t wholly tragic, but Au Hasard Balthazar is one of the most unflinchingly heartbreaking.
- A Man Escaped (1956) It’s bold for a narrative to state explicitly in its title what’s going to happen, but A Man Escaped does just that. Clearly, it isn’t about what happens but how it happens and what everything in between means.
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A tribute to the French director Robert Bresson, who died in 1999 at 98, after a long illness. The article praises his austere and minimalist style of filmmaking, his preference for naturalistic actors and scenes, and his themes of passion, spirituality and morality. It also compares his films with other directors such as Fellini, Hitchcock and Tarkovsky.
Robert Bresson (born September 25, 1901, Bromont-Lamonthe, Puy-de Dôme, France—died December 18, 1999, Droué-sur-Drouette) was a French writer-director who, despite his limited output, has been rightly celebrated as one of the cinema’s few authentic geniuses.
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Learn about the life and work of Robert Bresson, a French filmmaker who created a unique minimalist style with non-actors and Catholic themes. Find out his trademarks, trivia, quotes, and filmography on IMDb.
A complete retrospective of the feature films of Robert Bresson, the influential French filmmaker who shaped the stylistic course of contemporary world cinema with his elliptical narratives of sin and redemption, grace and transcendence. Learn about his life, influences, and legacy from the curator and the director of the program.
