Directed by:
Robert BressonScreenplay:
Robert BressonCinematography:
Léonce-Henri BurelPlots(1)
In one of Robert Bresson’s most admired, intriguing and influential films, resolute drifter Michel spends his days learning the art of pickpocketing and targeting the unsuspecting citizens of 1950s Paris. Following his inevitable arrest (and almost immediate release) he begins to reflect on the morality of crime, spouting vague theories about exceptional individuals being above the law. Lost in another world, he rejects the support of his friends in favour of pickpocketing, and the only way he can seem to find a place for himself in society is to engineer a head-on collision with it. (British Film Institute (BFI))
(more)Cast
Martin LaSalle
France
Best movies:
Pickpocket (1959)
Missing (1982)
Under Fire (1983)
Marika Green
Sweden
Best movies:
Pickpocket (1959)
Rain (1970)
Until September (1984)
Jean Pélégri
Algeria
Best movies:
Thérèse (1986)
Pickpocket (1959)
Fréquence meurtre (1988)
Pierre Étaix
France
Best movies:
My Uncle (1958)
Yoyo (1965)
As Long As You're Healthy (1966)
Dominique Zardi
France
Best movies:
The Carmelites (1960)
Two Men in Town (1973)
Fantomas (1964)
César Gattegno
France
Best movies:
A Man Escaped (1956)
Pickpocket (1959)
Les Cœurs brûlés (1992) (series)