A Man Escaped
(1956) [G]

Based on a true story, 'A Man Escaped' is set in a Nazi prison in France in 1943. Fontaine is a Resistance fighter sentenced to death, and the film reconstructs his escape plan. Director Bresson won the Best Director award at the 1957 Cannes Film Festival. French dialogue  More

Pickpocket
(1959) [M]

Robert Bressons masterful Pickpocket is a moving meditation on the human condition as it tells the story of Michel, a young man who chooses to be a pickpocket rather than finding legitimate work and discovers the thrill of stealing. When he winds up being arrested, he reflects on the morality of...  More

The Trial of Joan of Arc
(1962) [G]

French cinema master Robert Bresson brings his trademark cinematic minimalism to this powerful re-telling of the story of Joan of Arc. Adapted from historical records of the trial and featuring a remarkable cast of non-professional actors, led by Florence Carrez in the title role, the film relays...  More

L'Argent
(1983) [M]

Robert Bresson won Best Director at Cannes in 1983 for this contemporary revision of Tolstoy's short story. When an innocent prank goes wrong, it becomes the definitive moment in a man's life. A forged 500 franc note is accidentally passed to an unsuspecting young man. Ignorant of its origins, he...  More

Au Hasard Balthazar
(1966) [PG]

Master French director Robert Bresson created this landmark cinematic work with the affecting story of a saint-like donkey ruthlessly victimized by human greed and folly. Reared in the idyllic French countryside by doting young children, the donkey Balthazar is soon put into bondage before...  More

Mouchette
(1967) [M]

Following Au Hasard Balthazar, Bresson’s Mouchette is the heartbreaking story of an alienated teenage girl whose life is mired in desolation and brutality. A metaphor for wider social conflict and alienation, Bresson said of the film: "Mouchette offers evidence of misery and cruelty."...  More

Lancelot du Lac
(1974) [M]

A million miles away from 'Camelot' or 'Excalibur', this film ruthlessly strips the Arthurian legend down to its barest essentials. Arthur's knights, far from being heroic, are conniving and greedy men who, just before the film starts, have failed miserably to find the Holy Grail. Aimlessly...  More