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Robert Bresson (1901-1999)

Alias:
Робер Брессон
ロベール・ブレッソン
로버트 브레송
로베르 브레송

Birthplace:
Bromont-Lamothe, Puy-de-Dôme, Auvergne, France

Born:
September 25, 1901

Died:
December 18, 1999

Biography from TheMovieDB

Robert Bresson (25 September 1901 – 18 December 1999) was a French film director. Known for his ascetic approach, Bresson contributed notably 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.  Bresson is among the most highly regarded filmmakers of all time. He has the most number (seven) of films in the Top 250 list of greatest films ever made published by Sight and Sound in 2012. His works A Man Escaped (1956), Pickpocket (1959) and Au hasard Balthazar (1966) were ranked among the 100 greatest films ever made in the 2012 Sight & Sound critics' poll. Other films of his, such as 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."  Source: Wikipedia

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Film Production

Adaptation:
1945  Les Dames du bois de Boulogne
1951  Diary of a Country Priest

Dialogue:
1934  C'était un musicien
1945  Les Dames du bois de Boulogne
1951  Diary of a Country Priest
1956  A Man Escaped

Director:
1934  C'était un musicien
1934  Les Affaires publiques
1943  Angels of Sin
1945  Les Dames du bois de Boulogne
1951  Diary of a Country Priest
1956  A Man Escaped
1959  Pickpocket
1963  The Trial of Joan of Arc
1966  Au Hasard Balthazar
1967  Mouchette
1969  A Gentle Woman
1971  Four Nights of a Dreamer
1974  Lancelot of the Lake
1977  The Devil, Probably
1983  L'Argent

Scenario Writer:
1934  C'était un musicien
1934  Les Affaires publiques
1936  The Twins of Brighton
1943  Angels of Sin
1945  Les Dames du bois de Boulogne
1951  Diary of a Country Priest
1956  A Man Escaped
1959  Pickpocket
1963  The Trial of Joan of Arc
1966  Au Hasard Balthazar
1967  Mouchette
1969  A Gentle Woman
1971  Four Nights of a Dreamer
1974  Lancelot of the Lake
1977  The Devil, Probably
1983  L'Argent

Screenplay:
1934  C'était un musicien
1934  Les Affaires publiques
1936  The Twins of Brighton
1937  Southern Carrier
1943  Angels of Sin
1945  Les Dames du bois de Boulogne
1951  Diary of a Country Priest
1956  A Man Escaped
1959  Pickpocket
1963  The Trial of Joan of Arc
1966  Au Hasard Balthazar
1967  Mouchette
1969  A Gentle Woman
1971  Four Nights of a Dreamer
1974  Lancelot of the Lake
1977  The Devil, Probably
1983  L'Argent

Writer:
1934  C'était un musicien
1934  Les Affaires publiques
1936  The Twins of Brighton
1937  Southern Carrier
1943  Angels of Sin
1945  Les Dames du bois de Boulogne
1951  Diary of a Country Priest
1956  A Man Escaped
1959  Pickpocket
1963  The Trial of Joan of Arc
1966  Au Hasard Balthazar
1967  Mouchette
1969  A Gentle Woman
1971  Four Nights of a Dreamer
1974  Lancelot of the Lake
1977  The Devil, Probably
1983  L'Argent

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