Robert Bresson
French film director (1901–1999)
Robert Bresson (French: [ʁɔbɛʁ bʁɛsɔ̃]; 25 September 1901 – 18 December 1999)[1] was a French movie director.
Robert Bresson | |
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| Born | 25 September 1901 Bromont-Lamothe, France |
| Died | 18 December 1999 (aged 98) Paris, France |
| Occupation(s) | Film director, screenwriter |
| Years active | 1933–1983 |
| Spouse(s) | Leidia van der Zee (m.1926) Marie-Madeleine van der Mersch |
His works A Man Escaped (1956),[2] Pickpocket (1959)[3] and Au hasard Balthazar (1966)[4] were ranked among the 100 greatest movies ever made.[5]
References
change- ↑ "Robert Bresson". Les Gens du Cinéma (in French). 28 July 2004. Retrieved 19 February 2014. This site uses Bresson's birth certificate as its source of information.
- ↑ "Votes for A Man Escaped (1956)". British Film Institute. Archived from the original on April 11, 2021. Retrieved January 27, 2017.
- ↑ "Critics' Top 100". British Film Institute. Archived from the original on February 7, 2016. Retrieved January 23, 2018.
- ↑ "Votes for Au hasard Balthazar (1966)". British Film Institute. Archived from the original on April 18, 2021. Retrieved January 27, 2017.
- ↑ Godard, Jean-Luc (1972-06-27). Godard on Godard; critical writings [This comment on Bresson was taken from a special issue of Cahiers du Cinéma]. Viking Press. p. 47. ISBN 9780670342778.