Bresson's "The Pickpocket." Actually, a modern retelling

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of "Crime and Punishment" by Dostoyevsky.
And a brilliant one.
A young man who feels he's exceptional eschews work and slides into a life of petty crime bolstered by his vague sense of nihilism and his inescapable depression.
Bresson only worked with non-professional actors and he never allowed them into a second film of his.
This film has a poignancy, tension, and physical beauty (the three main actors are exceptionally beautiful) which it's almost sparse and mannered structure should preclude.
It has been called his masterwork and I'd not disagree.
In the Criterion DVD, we are treated to interviews, a few years ago, with the three principals. NOT TO BE MISSED. A fascinating glimpse behind the curtain: be glad Bresson didn't choose you to star in this '59 work...

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Topic - Bresson's "The Pickpocket." Actually, a modern retelling - tinear 09:28:27 05/03/07 (1)

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