Talk: Bresson
Part of our Robert Bresson season Robert Bresson (1901-1999) disliked commercial cinema, which he dismissed as nothing more than filmed theatre. In contrast, his artistic approach embraced sober narratives with a minimalist visual style, as well as carefully crafted sound,...
Mouchette
Part of our Robert Bresson Season, introduced by Dr Martine Pierquin. Followed by a free discussion in the Studio Adapted (like Diary of a Country Priest) from a Georges Bernanos novel, Mouchette chronicles 24 hours in the life of a...Dir: Robert Bresson
Cast: Nadine Nortier, Jean-Claude Guilbert, Marie Cardinal
81mins 1966 France 15 French
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A Man Escaped
Part of our Robert Bresson Season, introduced by Dr Martine Pierquin Based on the true story of a Gestapo prisoner who escaped from prison just hours before his scheduled execution, Robert Bresson’s film is a suspenseful realist drama and a...Dir: Robert Bresson
Cast: François Leterrier, Charles Le Clainche, Maurice Beerblock
101mins 1956 France U French
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Au Hasard Balthazar
Part of our Robert Bresson Season, introduced by Dr Martine Pierquin The story of a donkey Balthazar as he is passed from owner to owner, some kind and some cruel but all with motivations beyond his understanding. Balthazar, whose life...Dir: Robert Bresson
Cast: Anne Wiazemsky, Walter Green, François Lafarge
96mins 1966 France 12A French
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