Review of Pickpocket (1959) by Stuart W — 04 Jan 2010
French cinema has always been a favourite of mine, and so finally given the opportunity to view Robert Bresson's 1959 classic Pickpocket, I was eagerly anticipating a film fo class, style and sophisicatin. I was not disappointed.
Michel has been released from prison and has no hopes. He lives in a slum where his door is broken and he has no way of escaping. The police find him constantly suspicious, and he has no tim for his dying mother, or the female neighbour who has her eye on him. All he is interested in is his new skill, that of pickpocketing.
Filmed in black and white, this is a slick piece of cinema, which focuses not on the human trappings, but what could easliy be called an art form. Bresson doesn't try to disguise the act, it is shown in all its glory, from the basics to a more complex approach, and you are drawn into these crimes with the same emotional feelings of Michel.
This review of Pickpocket (1959) was written by Stuart W on 04 Jan 2010.
Pickpocket has generally received very positive reviews.
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