Robert Bresson

Robert Bresson
Born(1901-09-25)25 September 1901
Died18 December 1999(1999-12-18) (aged 98)
Paris, France
Occupation(s)Film director, screenwriter
Years active1933–1983
Spouse(s)Leidia van der Zee (m.1926)
Marie-Madeleine van der Mersch

Robert Bresson (French: [ʁɔbɛʁ bʁɛsɔ̃]; 25 September 1901 – 18 December 1999)[1] was a French movie director.

His works A Man Escaped (1956),[2] Pickpocket (1959)[3] and Au hasard Balthazar (1966)[4] were ranked among the 100 greatest movies ever made.[5]

References

  1. ↑ "Robert Bresson". Les Gens du Cinéma (in French). 28 July 2004. Retrieved 19 February 2014. This site uses Bresson's birth certificate as its source of information.
  2. ↑ "Votes for A Man Escaped (1956)". British Film Institute. Archived from the original on April 11, 2021. Retrieved January 27, 2017.
  3. ↑ "Critics' Top 100". British Film Institute. Archived from the original on February 7, 2016. Retrieved January 23, 2018.
  4. ↑ "Votes for Au hasard Balthazar (1966)". British Film Institute. Archived from the original on April 18, 2021. Retrieved January 27, 2017.
  5. ↑ Godard, Jean-Luc (1972-06-27). Godard on Godard; critical writings [This comment on Bresson was taken from a special issue of Cahiers du Cinéma]. Viking Press. p. 47. ISBN 9780670342778.