Robert Bresson

A. O. Scott looks back at Robert Bresson s portrait of suffering and grace.

Lt. Fontaine has little to lose in his effort to escape prison, as he is certain that he will be executed if the normal course of events are allowed to their conclusion.

An innocent turns to crime after coming into possession of a counterfeit 500 Franc note.

OCTUBRE, the first feature film from brothers Daniel and Diego Vega, is a deadpan dark comedy incorporating influences ranging from Jim Jarmusch and Aki Kaurismaki to Robert Bresson, and winner of the Jury Prize at Cannes Film Festival-Un Certain Regard.

Faced with a dying mother, an absent, alcoholic father, and a baby brother in need of care, teenaged Mouchette seeks solace in nature and daily routine, a respite from her economic and pubescent turmoil.

Balthazar is passed from owner to owner, some kind and some cruel, but all with motivations beyond his understanding. But despite his powerlessness, he accepts his fate nobly.

This incomparable tale of crime and redemption follows Michel, a young pickpocket who spends his days working the streets, subway cars, and train stations of Paris. As his compulsion grows, however, so too does his fear that his luck is about to run out.