Robert Bresson (I) (1901–1999)

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Robert Bresson trained as a painter before moving into films as a screenwriter, making a short film (atypically a comedy), Affaires publiques (1934) in 1934. After spending more than a year as a German POW during World War II, he made his debut with Synnin enkelit (1943) in 1943. His next film, Naisen kosto (1945) would be the last time he would ... See full bio »

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(age 98) in Paris, France

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Mouchette - raiskattu
Mouchette - raiskattu Writer
(1967)
Papin päiväkirja
Papin päiväkirja Writer
(1951)
Balthazar
Balthazar Writer
(1966)
Kuolemaantuomittu on karannut
Kuolemaantuomittu on karannut Writer
(1956)
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 1983 L'argent - raha (writer)
 1969 Suloinen nainen (adaptation - uncredited)
 1967 Mouchette - raiskattu (scenario & adaptation and dialogue)
 1966 Balthazar
 1962 Jeanne d'Arc
 1959 Taskuvaras (writer)
 1956 Kuolemaantuomittu on karannut (dialogue) / (scenario)
 1951 Papin päiväkirja (scenario - adaptation)
 1945 Naisen kosto (scenario & adaptation)
 1943 Synnin enkelit (scenario)
 1937 Etelän kuriiri (shooting script - as R. Bresson)
 1936 Les jumeaux de Brighton (adaptation)
 1934 Affaires publiques (Short) (dialogue) / (scenario)
 1933 C'était un musicien (dialogue)
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Other Works:

Author of the book "Notes sur le cinématographe" (Editions Gallimard, Paris).

Publicity Listings:

1 Biographical Movie | 18 Print Biographies | 3 Articles | See more »

Alternate Names:

R. Bresson

Height:

5' 10" (1.78 m)

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Leidia van de Zee | See more »

Parents:

Bresson, Léon | Bresson, Marie-Élisabeth
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Personal Quote:

I always shoot on the dangerous line between showing too much and not showing enough. I try to work as if I were on a tightrope with a precipice at either side. See more »

Trivia:

His early artistic focus was to separate the language of cinema from that of the theater, which often relies heavily upon the actor's performance to drive the work. See more »

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Minimalist filmmaking See more »
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