Directed by:
Robert BressonScreenplay:
Robert BressonCinematography:
Léonce-Henri BurelCast:
François Leterrier, Charles Le Clainche, Maurice Beerblock, Roland Monod, Roger Planchon, Jacques Ertaud, Jean Paul Delhumeau, Roger Treherne (more)Plots(1)
Robert Bresson writes and directs this 1950s French drama based on the memoirs of Andre Devigny. Lieutenant Fontaine (Francois Leterrier), a member of the French Resistance, is imprisoned and condemned to death by the Nazis. The film follows his attempts to escape from his cell at Montluc with the help of his teenage cellmate, Francois Jost (Charles le Clainche). (Artificial Eye)
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Prison Break French style, and incredibly realistic. The intimate narrative may be as cold as a penguin’s butt, and the supporting characters seem like mere necessary backdrops in their behaviour and speech, but as a depiction of real, depressing events I believed it. Sometimes there is strength in simplicity, and this classic film, although not among the most typical representatives of this saying, is an example of it. 70%
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Extremely interesting film, which is very calm in its execution, even though it is about an inmate escaping. With its poetic style, it is a film noir without action, very slow-paced. However, it doesn't matter at all because the way we observe everything through the eyes of the one who wants to escape creates sufficient tension, but also strong and emotional situations. Even without music. It is possible when one wants to, you just have to understand the film and its possibilities a little bit.
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