Robert Bresson
- Known for
- Directing
- Born
- September 25, 1901, Bromont-Lamothe, Puy-de-Dôme, Auvergne, France
- Died
- December 18, 1999
- Movies
- 23
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.
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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Best-Known Movies
Filmography
| 2021 | Morceaux de Cannes | |
| 2013 | What Is Cinema? | Self |
| 2005 | Mag Bodard, un destin | Self (archive footage) |
| 1984 | The Road to Bresson | Self |
| 1967 | Festivals 66 Cinéma 67 | Self |
| 1967 | Au Hasard Bresson | Self |
| 1966 | Un metteur en ordre: Robert Bresson | Self |
| 1965 | Bresson: Without a Trace | Self - Interviewee |
Directing, Writing & Producing
| 1983 | L'Argent | Director, Writer |
| 1977 | The Devil, Probably | Director, Screenplay |
| 1974 | Lancelot of the Lake | Director, Screenplay |
| 1972 | Four Nights of a Dreamer | Director, Writer |
| 1969 | A Gentle Woman | Director, Writer |
| 1967 | Mouchette | Director, Screenplay |
| 1966 | Au Hasard Balthazar | Director, Writer |
| 1963 | The Trial of Joan of Arc | Director, Screenplay |
| 1959 | Pickpocket | Director, Screenplay |
| 1956 | A Man Escaped | Director, Writer |
| 1951 | Diary of a Country Priest | Director, Screenplay |
| 1945 | Les Dames du bois de Boulogne | Director, Screenplay |
| 1943 | Angels of Sin | Writer, Director |
| 1937 | Southern Carrier | Screenplay |
| 1934 | Les Affaires publiques | Director, Writer |
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