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 Les anges du péché (1943) in 1943. His next film, Les dames du Bois de Boulogne (1945)... See full bio »

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(age 98) in Paris, France

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 1983 L'argent (writer)
 1969 Une femme douce (adaptation - uncredited)
 1967 Mouchette (scenario & adaptation and dialogue)
 1959 Pickpocket (writer)
 1951 Journal d'un curé de campagne (scenario - adaptation)
 1945 Les dames du Bois de Boulogne (scenario & adaptation)
 1943 Les anges du péché (scenario)
 1937 Courrier Sud (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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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:

In a career that spanned fifty years, Bresson made only 13 feature-length films. See more »

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Star Sign:

Libra

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