Top Billed Cast
Martin LaSalle
Michel
Marika Green
Jeanne
Jean Pélégri
Lead Inspector
Dolly Scal
The Mother
Pierre Leymarie
Jacques
Kassagi
1st Accomplice
Pierre Étaix
2nd Accomplice
César Gattegno
Inspector
Sophie Saint-Just
(uncredited)
Dominique Zardi
Subway Passenger (uncredited)
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Review 3DiscussionA review by CinemaSerf
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Written by CinemaSerf on Sat Jun 04 2022
Martin LaSalle is really quite effective here as the small time pickpocket ("Michel"), who just about manages to get by, from day to day, wearing the same suit and living in his one room garret where even the door doesn't lock. He spends his time with friend "Jacques" (Pierre Leymarie) with both taking a bit of shine to "Jeanne" (Marika Green) who is a neighbour to his rapidly declining mother (Dolly Scal). To be honest, not a great deal actually goes on in this observational slice of his life offered to us by Robert Bresson. We learn a little of the deft arts of his trade and of the techniques...
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Status
Released
Original Language
English
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Keywords
- prison
- france
- unsociability
- pickpocket
- modern society
- materialism
- black and white