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Michael decides to take up pickpocketing as a hobby, but is arrested immediately after he begins. Shortly after his release, his mother dies, and shunning the advice and help of his friends, he returns to a life of crime...Product Identifiers
ProducerAgnes Delahaie
EAN5021866295305
eBay Product ID (ePID)45055590
Product Key Features
ActorJean Pelegri, Martin La Salle, Marika Green, Dolly Scal
Film/TV TitlePickpocket
DirectorRobert Bresson
LanguageFrench
Subtitle LanguageEnglish
Run Time73 Mins
Aspect Ratio1.33
FormatDVD
Release Year2005
FeaturesInterview With Robert Bresson\The Models Of Pickpocket Interviews With Martin Lasalle Marika Green And Pierre Leymarie\Around Pickpocket Discussion With Marika Green Jean Pierre Ameris And Paul Vecchiali\Kassagi Cabaret Performance\Trailer, With Subtitles
Additional Product Features
Number of Discs2
CertificatePG
Country/Region of ManufactureFrance
ReviewsThe New York Times - The camera work is exquisite, The Guardian - Bresson� a great fimmaker� Pickpocket is one of his master works, Time Out - Cerebral and resolutely sensual
Additional InformationInspired by Fyodor DostoyevskyÆs classic novel CRIME AND PUNISHMENT, Robert BressonÆs PICKPOCKET tells the story of a man whose attraction to crime threatens to condemn him forever--spiritually as well as physically. Michel (Martin LaSalle), a young thief, is caught one afternoon, breaking his dying mother's heart and shocking his friends. Fortunately for Michel, the police inspector (Jean PΘlΘgri) is unable to prosecute him, but the implications nonetheless sour MichelÆs once firm social standing. Trying to straighten his ways, Michel is again drawn to the criminal world, where under the tutelage of a master pickpocket he reverts back to thievery. All the while, his conscience nags at him, in the memory of his deceased mother as well as in the presence of Jeanne (Marika Green), a beautiful young woman who shows compassion toward the troubled Michel. Eventually, MichelÆs lucky streak ends, forcing him to find redemption in the most ironic of circumstances. Using his now-legendary simplistic storytelling style, Bresson is able to elevate his story to a supremely spiritual state, making for a stunningly powerful viewing experience. Delivering their lines slowly and somberly, the actors give the audience even more time for inner reflection, resulting in a cinematic masterwork.
ScreenwriterRobert Bresson
Sound sourceDolby Digital Mono
Movie/TV TitlePickpocket