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(aka "Diary of a Country Priest")
Robert Bresson, in his fourth film, explores one man's crisis of faith through a simple story of frequent narration where a new priest (Claude Laydu) arrives in the French country village of Ambricourt to attend to his first parish. The apathetic and hostile rural congregation rejects him immediately. Through his diary entries, the suffering young man relays his internal theological confrontation that threatens to drive him away from the village... and from God. Director Bresson began to implement his stylistic philosophy as a filmmaker, stripping away all non-essential elements from his compositions, the dialogue and the music, exacting a purity of image and sound. This film language leaves us with nothing except to bond with our protagonist. This can be seen as cinema in one of its purist forms.out of |
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Theatrical Release: February 7th - 1951
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DVD Review: Criterion - Region 0 - NTSC
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Distribution | Criterion Collection Spine # 222 - Region 0 - NTSC | |
Runtime | 1:55:32 | |
Video | 1.33:1
Original Aspect Ratio Average Bitrate: 7.45 mb/s NTSC 720x480 29.97 f/s |
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Audio | French (Dolby Digital 1.0 Mono) | |
Subtitles | English, None | |
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DVD Release Date: February 3rd, 2004
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This has been a
highly anticipated title for film fans for many years - once again in
the hands of Criterion we were confident justice would be done. There is a lot of good film grain here. The contrast level is
again soft and subtle but very sharp - typically Criterion. There is a
commentary by Peter Cowie and liner essay by Frédéric Bonnaud.
I suppose the only complaint is that it could have been on 2 discs -
crammed with Criterion's usual Extras. - Being a Bresson film though,
with stripped away elements - it only seems appropriate. We never doubted
for a minute that Criterion wouldn't come through with their usual stratospheric
quality. out
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Recommended Reading for Robert Bresson fans (CLICK COVERS or TITLES for more information)
Robert Bresson: A Spiritual Style in Film by Joseph Cunneen |
Robert Bresson (French Film Directors) by Keith Reader |
Robert Bresson by Philippe Arnaud, Alain Bergala |
Transcendental Style in Film: Ozu, Bresson, Dreyer (Da
Capo Paperback) by Paul Schrader |
Notes on the Cinematographer by Robert Bresson |
Robert Bresson (Cinematheque Ontario Monographs, No.
2) by James Quandt |
Proces de Jeanne d'Arc by Robert Bresson |
L'Argent (Bfi Modern Classics) by Kent Jones |
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Distribution | Criterion Collection Spine # 222 - Region 0 - NTSC |
Recommended Reading for Robert Bresson fans (CLICK COVERS or TITLES for more information)
Robert Bresson: A Spiritual Style in Film by Joseph Cunneen |
Robert Bresson (French Film Directors) by Keith Reader |
Robert Bresson by Philippe Arnaud, Alain Bergala |
Transcendental Style in Film: Ozu, Bresson, Dreyer (Da
Capo Paperback) by Paul Schrader |
Notes on the Cinematographer by Robert Bresson |
Robert Bresson (Cinematheque Ontario Monographs, No.
2) by James Quandt |
Proces de Jeanne d'Arc by Robert Bresson |
L'Argent (Bfi Modern Classics) by Kent Jones |
Check out more in "The Library"
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