Day 82: Robert Bresson Week
Robert Bresson Week When I began this project 82 days ago, I had only heard of the name Robert Bresson in the context of the British Film Institute’s list of …
Read MorePhilip Powers reviews the greatest and most influential films ever produced
Robert Bresson Week When I began this project 82 days ago, I had only heard of the name Robert Bresson in the context of the British Film Institute’s list of …
Read MoreJust finished a day of recovery Didn’t watch anything. Looked at some notes I wrote about Pickpocket and A Man Escaped and did minor editing. Goodbye Tuesday. Time out.
Read MoreA Man Escaped (1956) My Robert Bresson weekend just got extended. Balthazar was good (1966), and then I chose to delve deeper and was rewarded. I added Pickpocket (1959) as …
Read MoreJust finished writing a lot of notes about one of the best films ever I almost put an exclamation mark after that heading. And I never – well, infrequently – …
Read MorePickpocket (1959) My Robert Bresson week didn’t unfold as I had hoped. I had assumed Au Hasard Balthazar (1966) would be more immediately accessible. It wasn’t. And that’s why I …
Read More2001: A Space Odyssey (1968) and Au Hasard Balthazar (1966) – writing the essays It’s important to prepare some articles I can publish, rather than just writing and writing, so …
Read MoreBeyond the Films Last night I watched the Special Features of (my Blu-Ray) 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968) with the only person I know who would be interested in doing …
Read MoreMore Than a Donkey Today is a significant milestone in this crazy journey to watch the two-hundred greatest films ever – in one year. It’s Day 75 and I’m still …
Read MoreIs Balthazar a Donkey? Au Hasard Balthazar 1966 – 3rd viewing I did it with Cries and Whispers (1972) and The Silence (1963). I watched them three times each in …
Read More47 Metres Down 2016 I don’t often watch trailers but this one mesmerized me. I found myself captivated. So much so, that I left my wife at home and went …
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