Robert Bresson

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L’Argent
7.4

L’Argent

May. 16, 1983

L’Argent

A forged 500-franc note is passed from person to person and shop to shop, until it falls into the hands of a genuine innocent who doesn’t ...
The Devil, Probably
7.1

The Devil, Probably

Jun. 15, 1977

The Devil, Probably

A group of disillusioned young Parisians look for satisfaction in political activism, religion, romance, music, and drugs.
Lancelot of the Lake
6.9

Lancelot of the Lake

Apr. 23, 1974

Lancelot of the Lake

Having failed in their quest for the Holy Grail, the knights of the Round Table return to Camelot, their number reduced to a mere handful. Seeing ...
Four Nights of a Dreamer
7.3

Four Nights of a Dreamer

Jacques, a young man with artistic aspirations, spends four nights wandering Paris with a young woman, whom he rescued from suicide.
Mouchette
7.7

Mouchette

Mar. 28, 1967

Mouchette

A young girl living in the French countryside suffers constant indignities at the hand of alcoholism and her fellow man.
Au Hasard Balthazar
7.7

Au Hasard Balthazar

May. 25, 1966

Au Hasard Balthazar

The story of a donkey Balthazar as he is passed from owner to owner, some kind and some cruel but all with motivations beyond his understanding. ...
The Trial of Joan of Arc
7.4

The Trial of Joan of Arc

Rouen, Normandy, 1431, during the Hundred Years’ War. After being captured by French soldiers from an opposing faction, Joan of Arc, the ...
Pickpocket
7.6

Pickpocket

Dec. 16, 1959

Pickpocket

Michel takes up pickpocketing on a lark and is arrested soon after. His mother dies shortly after his release, and despite the objections of his ...
A Man Escaped
8.2

A Man Escaped

Nov. 11, 1956

A Man Escaped

A captured French Resistance fighter during World War II engineers a daunting escape from prison.
Diary of a Country Priest
7.7

Diary of a Country Priest

An inexperienced, sickly priest shows up in the rural French community of Ambricourt, where he joins the community’s clergy. But the locals ...
Les Dames du bois de Boulogne
7.2

Les Dames du bois de Boulogne

A love story that follows the maneuverings of a society lady as she connives to initiate a scandalous affair between her aristocratic ex-lover ...