Methodical, precise, and supremely elegant. It's almost blunt and straightforward, but those words don't have the right connotations. Bresson's approach is minimalist, and there's nothing phony or inessential. There is beauty in its extreme simplicity.

Bresson has a style all of his own. I am in awe of the way he tells stories: briskly, carefully leaving out the scenes he doesn't need. I'm sure many find the fact that the epilogue breaks with the emotional detachment that pervades the film inspired. For me, it didn't work. The pickpocketing scenes, on the other hand, were breathtaking.

"Every image in Pickpocket evokes the director's idea of the soul in transition." - Ed Gonzalez

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The actual pocket-picking sequences are incredibly well-filmed. Beautiful and understated.

gee, isn't bresson kind of ... boring? that one girl is really hot though.

yankesicilik, cepcilik, hirsizlik (bir yankesicinin hikayesini aktariyor. onun disinda filmde hic bir sey yok)

Couldn't find much sympathy with any of this. I'm sure I need to be in a more receptive mood for this style of filmmaking.

The acting is so understated, try as hard as I could, I did not get involved.

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Good directing and the pickpocket train scene is really well done

Bresson is just a fantastic filmmaker; he doesn't waste a single scene. We are given a glimpse of Michel, disaffected, meekly succumbing to a state of nihilistic confusion. He is in limbo and knows what will pull him out of it, but he's a bit of a floundering bitch, so he turns to petty thuggery to try to ignite his spirit. As it goes with Bresson, this just makes the ending even more melancholic. Wrenching stuff. The pickpocketing sequence on the train is damn incredible as well.