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Robert Bresson

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Robert Bresson

Born September 25, 1901 in Bromont-Lamothe, Puy-de-Dôme, Auvergne, FranceDied December 18, 199914 films

Robert Bresson (French: [ʁɔbɛʁ bʁɛsɔ̃]; 25 September 1901 – 18 December 1999) was a French filmmaker. Known for his ascetic approach, Bresson made a notable contribution to the art of cinema; his non-professional actors, ellipses, and sparse use of scoring have led his works to be regarded as preeminent examples of minimalist film. Much of his work is known for being tragic in story and nature.

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Bresson is among the most highly regarded filmmakers of all time. He has the highest number of films (seven) that made the 2012 Sight and Sound critics' poll of the Greatest Films of All Time. His works A Man Escaped (1956), Pickpocket (1959) and Au hasard Balthazar (1966) were ranked among the top 100, and other films like Mouchette (1967) and L'Argent (1983) also received many votes. Jean-Luc Godard once wrote, "He is the French cinema, as Dostoevsky is the Russian novel and Mozart is German music."

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A Man Escaped posterFirst watchA Man Escaped19568.0A captured French Resistance fighter during World War II engineers a daunting escape from prison.View film

Essential films

Ranked by acclaim and reach
Au Hasard Balthazar poster7.5Au Hasard Balthazar1966Pickpocket poster7.3Pickpocket1959Diary of a Country Priest poster7.5Diary of a Country Priest1951Mouchette poster7.4Mouchette1967L'Argent poster6.9L'Argent1983The Trial of Joan of Arc poster7.2The Trial of Joan of Arc1963Four Nights of a Dreamer poster7.1Four Nights of a Dreamer1972Les Dames du bois de Boulogne poster6.9Les Dames du bois de Boulogne1945

Filmography

14 films as director
  1. 1983L'ArgentDirector
  2. 1977The Devil, ProbablyDirector
  3. 1974Lancelot of the LakeDirector
  4. 1972Four Nights of a DreamerDirector
  5. 1969A Gentle WomanDirector
  6. 1967MouchetteDirector
  7. 1966Au Hasard BalthazarDirector
  8. 1963The Trial of Joan of ArcDirector
  9. 1959PickpocketDirector
  10. 1956A Man EscapedDirector
  11. 1951Diary of a Country PriestDirector
  12. 1945Les Dames du bois de BoulogneDirector
  13. 1943Angels of SinDirector
  14. 1934Les Affaires publiquesDirector