USA 1959, '62, '83
Pickpocket Trial of Joan of Arc L'Argent
From his 2nd film, 'Les Dames du Bois de Boulogne' (1944) onwards director Robert Bresson would never again work with professional actors. From
"Diary of a Country Priest" (1950) he created a stringent minimalist style in which all but the scarcest essentials are omitted from the film (often, crucial details are only given in the soundtrack), with the actors (he calls them 'models') giving deliberately flat, expressionless performances. Bresson rejects the artificiality and dependence of what is known as "photographed theater" with it's reliance of star performers. Leaving us with a legacy that includes only 13 feature films he opted to emphasizes a restrained, elliptical approach to the narrative, making a unique use of natural sound. His signature style is easily identified as a demanding, arduous, and intensely personal cinematic expression... which means that his films never achieved popularity with the general public.
Cine-ophiles have waited with great patience for Robert Bresson's masterpiece films to make it to DVD. Aside from Criterion's - NTSC "Diary of a Country Priest" and recent Nouveaux Pictures's "Au Hasard Balthazar" and "Mouchette" PAL DVDs we have had some major disappointments. Recent days are seeing upcoming new releases but, unfortunately for many, they have no English subtitles. This new MK2 Bresson Boxset with Pickpocket, The Trail of Joan of Arc and L'Argent (Money) include English, French, German and Spanish subtitles. They are in one 3 DVD set package and are not sold separately.
DVD Review: MK2 - Region 2 - PAL
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Pickpocket-
Total running time of disc one = 72 minutes.
Total running time of disc two = 89 minutes. More to follow... |
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Pickpocket - 1.33;1 Original Aspect Ratio Trial of Joan of Arc - 1.66:1 Original Aspect Ratio Money
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| Audio | French (Dolby Digital 2.0 Dolby) | |
| Subtitles | English, French, German, Spanish, None | |
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Release Information: Trial of Joan of Arc - 1.66:1 Original Aspect Ratio Money - 1.63 Aspect Ratio
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Preliminary captures show the set to be acceptable, but not stellar. We will post information as we receive it. Good points are that the transfers are progressive and in correct aspect ratio. The subtitles are of good quality. We don't have a full listing of the extras yet, but they are supposedly immensely impressive. I am as anxious as you are folks. Our lines of communications overseas have become unstable. Stay tuned for more! |
France 1959
Michel turns picking individuals pockets as a new hobby, but is consequently arrested after his first few attempts. After his mother's death he comes to grips as it being the only real method of expressing himself.
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Theatrical Release: December 1959
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Recommended Reading for Robert Bresson fans (CLICK COVERS or TITLES for more information)
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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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France 1965
A reconstruction of the trial of Joan of Arc (based entirely on the transcripts of the real-life event), detail Joan's imprisonment, interrogation and eventual execution at the hands of the British. Austere use of Bresson's unique style with very low key performances.
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Theatrical Release: February 11th, 1965
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France 1983
A forged 500-franc note makes the rounds as it is passed from person to person and shop to shop. It eventually, until it falls into the hands of a genuine innocent who doesn't see it for what it is - which will have devastating consequences on his life, causing him to turn to crime and murder...
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Theatrical Release: May 18th, 1983
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Recommended Reading for Robert Bresson fans (CLICK COVERS or TITLES for more information)
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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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