The Trial of Joan of Arc
The shortest work of Bresson is, in more than a few ways, an interesting microcosm. There abounds an abstract borrowing of narrative and stylistic markers;
June 28, 2022
Robert Bresson : Filmography
Diary of a Country Priest
Rushing through MUBI’s monthly dribble last year, I chanced upon Diary of a Country Priest. With the highest of praises that preceded Bresson, I decided
June 24, 2022
Mouchette
Mouchette is perhaps the most afflicted protagonist in all of Bresson’s films. She’s slapped, bullied, sexually taunted, raped, slut-shamed, and yet, she is still a
June 21, 2022
Au Hasard Balthazar
Au Hasard Balthazar is only the first of four times where Bresson borrows from Russia. Though one finds moments of saintliness – as when Balthazar
June 17, 2022
L’ Argent
At Cannes, Bresson was quite rankled about the organizers playing an extremely well-made film, albeit tonally different film before his L’Argent. No chef would serve a
June 14, 2022
A Man Escaped
Narrow angles. Un – or rather – under spoken tensions. Laborious in its most sincere moments with a palpable detest for the sensational. A Man Escaped is
June 9, 2022
