Martin LaSalle, Marika Green, Jean Pelegri
Michel is released from jail after serving a sentence for thievery. His mother dies and he resorts to pickpocketing as a means of survival.
DVD Release Date: November 8, 2005
Stats: 287 reviews
Beautifully filmed and masterfully accomplished, Bresson's loose version of Crime and Punishment is by far my favourite. I was almost hypnotised during the pickpocket sequences, thank God for pause buttons. I'm sad aren't I?. Anyway, great film but unfortunately the acting is a l...( read more)
S'il repose en partie sur les écrits de Dostoïevski, l'on ne peut qu'admirer la façon dont Bresson, à partir du simple principe du pickpocket, débouche sur des théories pour ainsi dire nietzschéennes évoquant des hommes supérieurs qui n'auraient pas à se soucier des conventions ...( read more)
bresson's film is an exercise in austerity, and introspection. every frame counts in its 75 minute runtime.
An excellent adaptation of Dostoevsky's Crime and Punishment. Bresson's style is among the purest in cinema, with no pretensions or self indulgence.
A stylish looking film. The sequences of the pickpockets at work with the quick editing was just a joy to watch.
The musical score is beautiful, and the fact that it's used sparingly between natural sounds of a busy Paris is very effective.
Even on the strength of one film ...( read more)
Phenomenal masterpiece. The psychological analysis of the stylized figures make it as touching as the Crime and Punishment. Images are so unique to Bresson.
É um filme interessante, porém lento (apesar de curto, como a maioria dos filmes do Bresson). O roteiro é inspirado em "Crime e Castigo".
Os filmes de Robert Bresson apresentam personagens apáticos, melancólicos, o que é uma característica peculiar. Não procure sorrisos em seus f...( read more)
I first encountered the work of Robert Bresson through a film called Au Hasard Balthazar, a work so boring that Ingmar Bergman claims he couldn?t sit through it. I was about ready to never watch another Bresson movie again, but his 1956 film A Man Escaped managed to find it?s wa...( read more)
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