Robert Bresson (25 September 1901 – 18 December 1999) was a French film director known for his spiritual, ascetic style.
Initially also a photographer, Bresson made his first short film, Les affaires publiques (Public Affairs) in 1934. During World War II, he spent over a year in a prisoner-of-war camp - an experience which informs Un condamné à mort s'est échappé ou Le vent souffle où il veut (A Man Escaped). In a career that spanned fifty years, Bresson made only 13 feature-length films. This reflects his meticulous approach to the filmmaking process and his non-commercial preoccupations.Difficulty finding funding for his projects was also a factor.
. Les Anges du péché (1943) Angels of the Streets . Les dames du Bois de Boulogne (1945) The Ladies of the Bois de Boulogne . Journal d'un curé de campagne (1951) Diary of a Country Priest . Un condamné à mort s'est échappé ou Le vent souffle où il veut (1956) A Man Escaped . Pickpocket (1959) . Procès de Jeanne d'Arc (1962) The Trial of Joan of Arc . Au hasard Balthazar (1966) Balthazar . Mouchette (1967) . Une femme douce (1969) A Gentle Woman . Quatre nuits d'un rêveur (1971) Four Nights of a Dreamer . Lancelot du Lac (1974) Lancelot of the Lake . Le diable probablement (1977) The Devil Probably . L'argent (1983) Money
Short films . Les affaires publiques (1934) Public Affairs
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