Robert Bresson

12 titles·Since 1945

September 25, 1901 · Bromont-Lamothe, Puy-de-Dôme, Auvergne, France

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." Description above from the Wikipedia article Robert Bresson, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Frequently works with

JG

Jean-Claude Guilbert

2 titles together

Filmography (12)

L'Argent

1983 · Director

The Devil, Probably

1977 · Director

Lancelot of the Lake

1974 · Director

Four Nights of a Dreamer

1972 · Director

A Gentle Woman

1969 · Director

Mouchette

1967 · Director

Au Hasard Balthazar

1966 · Director

The Trial of Joan of Arc

1963 · Director

Pickpocket

1959 · Director

A Man Escaped

1956 · Director

Diary of a Country Priest

1951 · Director

Les Dames du bois de Boulogne

1945 · Director

September 25, 1901 · Bromont-Lamothe, Puy-de-Dôme, Auvergne, France

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." Description above from the Wikipedia article Robert Bresson, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.