Robert Bresson
Robert Bresson

Robert Bresson

Known for: Directing
Born: 1901-09-25
Died: 1999-12-18
Place of birth: Bromont-Lamothe, Puy-de-Dôme, Auvergne, France

Biography

Robert Bresson (French: [ʁɔbɛʁ bʁɛsɔ̃]; 25 September 1901 – 18 December 1999) was a French filmmaker. Known for his ascetic approach, Bresson made a notable contribution to the art of cinema; his non-professional actors, ellipses, and sparse use of scoring have led his works to be regarded as preeminent examples of minimalist film. Much of his work is known for being tragic in story and nature. Bresson is among the most highly regarded filmmakers of all time. He has the highest number of films (seven) that made the 2012 Sight and Sound critics' poll of the Greatest Films of All Time. His works A Man Escaped (1956), Pickpocket (1959) and Au hasard Balthazar (1966) were ranked among the top 100, and other films like Mouchette (1967) and L'Argent (1983) also received many votes. Jean-Luc Godard once wrote, "He is the French cinema, as Dostoevsky is the Russian novel and Mozart is German music." Description above from the Wikipedia article Robert Bresson, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Also known as

ロベール・ブレッソン
로베르 브레송
Робер Брессон
로버트 브레송

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