Pickpocket Comments

  • Coleman 2022-03-26 09:01:10

    Rewatch, 4→4.5. The sense of fluidity/"dance" between the local movements presented by the close-up montages typically represented by several pickpocketing scenes has become an image driving force that floats above the narrative level, so it is faster and lighter than "Dead Man Escape" , but due to the subtlety and flexibility of the movements, it will not show the high-speed mechanical running rhythm like the later "Warrior Lansinoh". Under the unified creative program, Bresson's works are...

  • Darian 2022-03-26 09:01:10

    Bresson's films have their incomprehensible reasons, capital and even a kind of pride. . . However, I quite like this minimalist way of shooting, and there is an inner emotion called ecstasy suppressed by the expressionless face of the...

  • Tressie 2022-03-26 09:01:10

    Moral Labyrinth. The first half is a conceited "Superman" who has no life coordinates. He makes a living as a pickpocket and can do it with ease. The latter part is about finding a direction because of love, and being caught stealing for love. The Horse Thief is similar to this. Movies can objectively observe the fierce battle between people's sense of morality and outlook on life, but the subjective and harsh social laws in real life do not allow such moral...

  • Owen 2022-03-25 09:01:15

    1300, an impeccable masterpiece. The narration design of this film is extremely delicate. Until the diary shot in the second half, all the narration is the content of the diary. At this time, the narration is a transcendental description (diary), and so is the shot (waiting for me to appear). This combination of description and imagery creates a sense of superfluous repetition and also establishes the effect of alienation. After that, the narrator lost the ability to describe the situation (ther

  • Jaime 2022-03-25 09:01:15

    1300, an impeccable masterpiece. The narration design of this film is extremely delicate. Until the diary shot in the second half, all the narration is the content of the diary. At this time, the narration is a transcendental description (diary), and so is the shot (waiting for me to appear). This combination of description and imagery creates a sense of superfluous repetition and also establishes the effect of alienation. After that, the narrator lost the ability to describe the situation (ther

  • Liliane 2022-03-25 09:01:15

    Three and a half. The ballet of theft, which had to be hidden behind the scenes with the victim, was finally staged ostentatiously in front of the camera. The action scene is enjoyable, while the main character's monologue is clumsy, inefficient, and uninteresting. In addition, Bresson regards characters as puppets, so his thinking can only be superficial, and "Crime and Punishment" is not enough. It's like no matter how many hands you give, you won't be able to capture the soul of a...

  • Ron 2022-03-24 09:03:01

    [A] At this time, Bresson has made significant progress compared to his previous work, "Death Convict Escape" three years ago: he already fully understands how to manipulate "Jane", instead of blindly eliminating all elements, but unnecessary factors. So in this film, you can often see many "lively" scenes in the crowd, but it is still quite concise, clear and efficient, and more importantly, the viewing quality has improved a lot in the previous work. This time, the ingenious diary style...

  • Guadalupe 2022-03-24 09:03:01

    [A] At this time, Bresson has made significant progress compared to his previous work, "Death Convict Escape" three years ago: he already fully understands how to manipulate "Jane", instead of blindly eliminating all elements, but unnecessary factors. So in this film, you can often see many "lively" scenes in the crowd, but it is still quite concise, clear and efficient, and more importantly, the viewing quality has improved a lot in the previous work. This time, the ingenious diary style...

  • Mittie 2022-03-24 09:03:01

    A very restrained film, with no extra dialogue, no extra characters, or even extra expressions, but it expresses everything so precisely. Bresson's movie style is very unique. Although I don't like it very much, I have to admit that the master's extraordinary confidence and persistence are so...

  • Rocio 2022-03-24 09:03:01

    A very restrained film, with no extra dialogue, no extra characters, or even extra expressions, but it expresses everything so precisely. Bresson's movie style is very unique. Although I don't like it very much, I have to admit that the master's extraordinary confidence and persistence are so...

Extended Reading
  • Eduardo 2022-01-12 08:01:26

    Croire en dieu 3 minutes

    "Jenny, to be with you... what a peculiar path I have walked..."

    Michelle and Jenny

    It was the first time I watched "Pickpocket" and it was the first time I watched Robert Bresson. The minimalist dialogue, calm expression, and slow rhythm in the film made me immersed in it, so fascinated....

  • Luigi 2022-03-25 09:01:15

    The meaning of life is the eternal motif

    I don't know if it was adapted from "Crime and Punishment". When watching the film, I felt as absurd and profound as Camus' "The Outsider", but the ending was much better than Meursault's fate. The protagonist sighed in the film: What a strange detour he took to be with the heroine. He finally went...

Pickpocket quotes

  • [first lines]

    Michel: I know those who've done these things usually keep quiet, and those who talk haven't done them. Yet I have done them.

  • Jacques: Could one turn a blind eye to certain kinds of theft?