Pickpocket
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1959
1h 15m
NR
French
Crime, Drama
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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 only friend, Jacques, and his mother's neighbor Jeanne, Michel teams up with a couple of petty thieves in order to improve his craft. With a police inspector keeping an eye on him, Michel also tries to get a straight job, but the temptation to steal is hard to resist.
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Cast
Michel
Jeanne
L'inspecteur principal
La mère
Jacques
Accomplice 2
1er complice
Un inspecteur
Directed By: Robert Bresson
Written By: Robert Bresson (Screenplay)
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eldifusor
11 years ago
First Bresson film for me.
It is unsettling to watch this film after years of watching "movies."
Pickpocket felt like an anti-movie and after delving into reviews and a summary of Bresson style it reinforces that reading.
This fact makes this a very difficult movie to watch.
Non-actors h More
It is unsettling to watch this film after years of watching "movies."
Pickpocket felt like an anti-movie and after delving into reviews and a summary of Bresson style it reinforces that reading.
This fact makes this a very difficult movie to watch.
Non-actors h More
CinemaSerf
2 years ago
Martin LaSalle is really quite effective here as the small time pickpocket ("Michel"), who just about manages to get by, from day to day, wearing the same suit and living in his one room garret where even the door doesn't lock. He spends his time with friend "Jacques" (Pierre Leymarie) with both tak More
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