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Trial of Joan of Arc, 1962

December 25, 2017 (December 27, 2017) acquarello

Trial of Joan of Arc opens to the austere, fragmented image of the hurried footsteps of an indistinguishable figure dressed in a black robe. Carrying a parchment into the vestibule of a chapel, an unidentified woman delivers a personal statement on her daughter’s religious upbringing and death at the hands of the church, visibly supported […]

DirectorsFrench Cinema, Robert Bresson

Pickpocket, 1959

December 25, 2017 (December 27, 2017) acquarello

Michel is an inscrutable young man – neatly dressed, mild mannered, intelligent – hardly the type whom one would suspect to be a pickpocket. And perhaps, that is reason that he does it. Robert Bresson’s Pickpocket is a well crafted, austere, and taut film of a man driven by his self-destructive compulsion. We first encounter […]

DirectorsFrench Cinema, Robert Bresson

A Man Escaped, 1956

December 25, 2017 (December 27, 2017) acquarello

A Man Escaped opens with the indelible image of a pair of restless hands belonging to a French resistance officer named Lieutenant Fontaine (Francois Leterrier). His face is inscrutable and impassive, concealing his calculated attempt to flee from the escorted prison transport vehicle. He reaches for the door handle, retreats, then reaches again. At a […]

DirectorsFrench Cinema, Robert Bresson

Diary of a Country Priest, 1950

December 25, 2017 (December 27, 2017) acquarello

A young, weary priest (Claude Laydu) arrives at the rectory of his new parish in Ambricourt on the French countryside, and catches the averted, suspecting gaze of the Count (Jean Riveyre) and his mistress. Frail and weak from a debilitating, undiagnosed stomach ailment, he is resigned to a spartan subsistence of bread, sugar, and wine: […]

Directors, National CinemaFrench Cinema, Robert Bresson

That Obscure Object of Desire, 1977

December 25, 2017 (December 27, 2017) acquarello

The opening sequence of That Obscure Object of Desire has come to define the surreal, sardonic humor of the great director, Luis Buñuel. Before leaving for his trip, Mathieu (Fernando Rey), a wealthy middle-aged businessman, methodically orders his valet to burn everything in the room that is associated with a certain woman. On his way […]

DirectorsFrench Cinema, Luis Buñuel

The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie, 1972

December 25, 2017 (December 27, 2017) acquarello

The guests arrive at the Senechal home for a dinner party, only to discover that the invitation had been given for the following evening. This miscommunication proves to be the first in a series of unusual events that invariably prevent the Thevenots (Paul Frankeur and Delphine Seyrig), the Senechals (Jean-Pierre Cassel and Stephane Audran), Don […]

DirectorsFrench Cinema, Luis Buñuel

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