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Post by Deleted on Nov 8, 2017 16:00:31 GMT
Thoughts on him? I'm planning on starting a marathon of his feature films soon (having trouble finding some of them tho). So far I've seen Au Hasard Balthazar, which I loved, and Mouchette, which I thought was a legit masterpiece.
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Post by themoviesinner on Nov 9, 2017 10:48:14 GMT
I need to watch more of his work, but everything I've seen from him so far I liked a lot. This is how I rank his films:
1. A Man Escaped - 8/10 2. Les Dames Du Bois De Boulogne - 8/10 3. Au Hasard Balthazar - 8/10 4. Angels Of Sin - 8/10 5. Pickpocket - 7/10 6. L’argent - 7/10
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Post by Film Socialism on Nov 9, 2017 18:09:26 GMT
incredible, one of my first real directors i went gaga for
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Post by pacinoyes on Jan 6, 2018 0:59:48 GMT
A very great artist. All his work is essential.
I happen to think his last two films are his best or his most vital and most honest - The Devil Probably - which feels like a young man's movie and L'Argent which has the austerity and control of an old master.
I love those films - a great 1-2 punch to watch in tandem and reflect on how this filmmaker saw the world and where it's going. Both are short - L'Argent is under 90 minutes - both are, in their own way, equally devastating.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 6, 2018 3:36:34 GMT
Well now that I finished his filmography, might as well rank them here:
01. Mouchette 02. The Devil, Probably 03. Au Hasard Balthazar 04. Lancelot du Lac 05. Four Nights of a Dreamer 06. Pickpocket 07. L'Argent 08. A Man Escaped 09. Diary of a Country Priest 10. Angels of Sin 11. The Trial of Joan of Arc 12. Les dames du Bois de Boulogne 13. A Gentle Woman
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Post by Deleted on Jan 6, 2018 23:59:51 GMT
Have only seen Au Hasard Balthazar (loved it) and A Man Escaped (pretty good). I'd like to see Lancelot of the Lake next.
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Post by pickpocket on Jan 9, 2018 10:38:03 GMT
I admire him and his distinctive filmmaking, but I find his films hit and miss. I think Au hazard Balthazar is his crowning jewel, a difficult watch but one with immense staying power. The follow up Mouchette covers similar ground and is just as tough to watch. Bresson's strength is in capturing brutal moments in a mundane, almost routine way - with almost indifference - that puncture the tragedy more deeply than if he were to go for easy sentiment. There's a coldness and detachment that inhabits Bresson's world, and it's this rather atypical approach that makes them stand out.
His central focus is on people who cannot catch a break, whether because they are preyed upon or have committed crimes out of desperation. With the latter, the best of these explorations is his swan song, L'Argent. Relentlessly depressing, it forces the viewer into the position of the powerless witness who can only watch on. Indeed it's this lack of empowerment and autonomy for both viewer and protagonist that makes the films especially challenging and discomforting.
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Post by clunkybob2 on Jan 19, 2018 22:44:52 GMT
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