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Mouchette (1967)

 -  Drama  -  12 March 1970 (USA)
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Mouchette is a young teenager living in the tough country. Her mother is going to die, and her father does not take care of her. Mouchette does not manage to express her rebellion against ... See full summary »

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Cast

Cast overview:
Nadine Nortier ...
Jean-Claude Guilbert ...
Arsène
Marie Cardinal ...
Mouchette's Mother
Paul Hebert ...
Mouchette's Father
Jean Vimenet ...
Mathieu - gamekeeper
Marie Susini ...
Mathieu's wife
Liliane Princet ...
Schoolteacher
Suzanne Huguenin ...
Undertaker
Marine Trichet ...
Luisa
Raymonde Chabrun ...
Grocery Shop-owner
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Mouchette is a young teenager living in the tough country. Her mother is going to die, and her father does not take care of her. Mouchette does not manage to express her rebellion against the humiliations she undergoes. One night, in the wood, she meets Arsene. Arsene is the poacher of the village. He thinks he has just killed Mathieu, the rural policeman. He tries to use Mouchette to build an alibi. Written by Yepok

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Amor e Morte  »

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Trivia

It was rumored for years that the trailer for this film was by Jean-Luc Godard, and he has recently confirmed this by programming it in a self-curated retrospective of his work. The trailer is virtually a miniature essay on (or subversion of) the film, jarringly intercutting excerpts from it with a written commentary that calls it "Christian and sadistic". See more »

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(at around 1 min) The canteen changes position after being dropped. See more »

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Referenced in Santa Susana (2007) See more »

Soundtracks

"Magnificat"
Written by Claudio Monteverdi
Performed by Les Chanteurs de St. Custache
Conducted by R.P. Émile Martin
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Mouchetts the perfect Bresson
26 August 2006 | by (Sweden) – See all my reviews

Bresson one of the true architects of modern cinema found in this story the perfect distillation of form and content coupling his pared down style with the poignant story of a young french girl trying to live through impoverished circumstances and doing her best to survive. Being one of my heroes I have always had nothing but total respect for the way he intellectualized every aspect of film-making without denuding it of emotional impact. A chemist of cinematic ingenuity there will never be a more profoundly personal look at cinema than that of Bresson. May the film-makers of today at least make the effort to rob from this man. Viva Bresson!


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