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Robert Bresson
	Date of Birth: Sep 25, 1901 Country: France Biography: With a life stretching over nearly the entire 20th century (1901-1999), Robert Bresson accumulated a lot of experiences. He was a both a photographer and a prisoner of war before turning his attention to cinema. Bresson made just 13 feature-length films... but what films they are. [Edit Biography] Total Films at Criticker: 15 - You've Seen 0
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L'argent (1983)

Summary: A forged 500-franc note is cynically passed from person to person and shop to shop, until it falls into the hands of a genuine innocent who doesn't see it for what it is (imdb)

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The Devil, Probably (1977)

Summary: Charles drifts through politics, religion and psychoanalysis, rejecting them all. Once he realises the depth of his disgust with the moral and physical decline of the society he lives in, he decides that suicide is the only option. (imdb)

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Lancelot du Lac (1974)

Summary: A million miles away from 'Camelot' or 'Excalibur', this film ruthlessly strips the Arthurian legend down to its barest essentials. Arthur's knights, far from being heroic, are conniving and greedy men who, just before the film starts, have failed miserably to find the Holy Grail. Aimlessly resentful at first, the developing relationship between Lancelot and Queen Guinevere focuses their rage, leading to inevitable tragedy. (imdb)

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Quatre nuits d'un rêveur (1971)

Summary: 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 turn up. Over the next couple of nights, Jacques falls in love with her - but on the fourth night her original lover returns... (imdb)

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Une femme douce (1969)

Summary: A young woman kills herself, leaving no explanation to her grief-stricken pawnbroker husband. We learn in flashback about how they met... (imdb)

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Mouchette (1967)

Summary: Mouchette is a young teenager living in the tough country. Her mother is going to die, and her father does not take care of her... (imdb)

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Au hasard Balthazar (1966)

Summary: The story of a mistreated donkey and the people around him. A study on saintliness and a sister piece to Bresson's Mouchette. (imdb)

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The Trial of Joan of Arc (1962)

Summary: A reconstruction of the trial of Joan of Arc (based entirely on the transcripts of the real-life trial)... (imdb)

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Pickpocket (1959)

Summary: Michel takes up picking pockets as a hobby, and is arrested almost immediately, giving him the chance to reflect on the morality of crime... (imdb)

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A Man Escaped (1956)

Summary: French Resistance activist Andre Devigny is imprisoned by the Nazis, and devotes his waking hours to planning an elaborate escape... (imdb)

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Diary of a Country Priest (1951)

Summary: In Ambricourt, a young Priest (Claude Laydu) arrives to be the local parish priest. The community of the small town does not accept him... (imdb)

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Les Dames du Bois de Boulogne (1945)

Summary: Realizing that her lover (Jean) is losing interest in her, a society lady (Helene) gets revenge by tricking him into marrying a former prostitute (imdb)

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Angels of the Streets (1943)

Summary: Rich young Anne-Marie thinks she has found her vocation when she joins a Dominican convent as a novice... (imdb)

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Les Affaires publiques (1934)

Summary: Bresson's first film is, totally uncharacteristically, a slapstick comedy, centred around two neighbouring republics, Crogandia and Miremia, and the various disasters that befall the ceremonial unveiling of a statue, the launching of a ship, and the crash-landing of a Miremian pilot in Crogandian territory. (imdb)

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De Weg naar Bresson (1984)

Summary: This is two films at once- it is a record of the filmmakers trying to land Bresson for an interview, all while explaining to us what is so unique about his movies. (surrealmoviez.info)

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L'argent (1983)

Summary: A forged 500-franc note is cynically passed from person to person and shop to shop, until it falls into the hands of a genuine innocent who doesn't see it for what it is (imdb)

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The Devil, Probably (1977)

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Lancelot du Lac (1974)

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Quatre nuits d'un rêveur (1971)

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Une femme douce (1969)

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Mouchette (1967)

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Au hasard Balthazar (1966)

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The Trial of Joan of Arc (1962)

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A Man Escaped (1956)

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Diary of a Country Priest (1951)

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Les Dames du Bois de Boulogne (1945)

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Angels of the Streets (1943)

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Les Affaires publiques (1934)

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The Devil, Probably (1977)

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Lancelot du Lac (1974)

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Quatre nuits d'un rêveur (1971)

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Une femme douce (1969)

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Au hasard Balthazar (1966)

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A Man Escaped (1956)

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Diary of a Country Priest (1951)

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Les Dames du Bois de Boulogne (1945)

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Angels of the Streets (1943)

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Les Affaires publiques (1934)

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De Weg naar Bresson (1984)

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