July 5, 2009
My first and favorite Bresson: similar to Dreyer in making cinematography a sacred experience.
André Guibert,
Antoine Balpêtré,
Armand Guibert,
Bernard Hubrenne,
Claude Laydu
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DVD Release Date: February 3, 2004
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June 22, 2009My favorite Robert Bresson film! Very very minimalist and very simplistic, but so beautiful and haunting in every way!
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October 27, 2008Of the five Bresson movies I have watched, all of them from the Criterion Collection, this one seems to be the most fatalistic, especially at the end as it goes with the pries last line:
"What does it matter, all is grace"
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December 3, 2007Brilliant. A classic story by one of the world's greatest all time directors!
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October 30, 2007"Diary of a Country Priest" is a minimalist masterpiece. How it achieves so much with such a limited plot and cold acting is impressive. It's more a meditation on faith than an actual drama, so it could be considered a bit boring by many. It's, like I said, cold and distant, but ...( read more)
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August 1, 2007Bresson's religious masterwork. The economy within each frame is staggering. One truly feels humbled watching a Bresson film.
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July 23, 2007Très triste et dépressif... Mais tout de même très intéressant. Une belle histoire mélancolique....
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