Review of Mouchette (1967) by Tibor B — 20 Apr 2009
Bresson - the master of transcendental misery! Here his focus is Mouchette a young teenage girl with an absent father, dying alcoholic mother living in a small rural French village and ostracised by her fellow classmates because of her poverty.
Filled with anger at the society around her she takes refuge from a rainstorm in the hut of a local drunkard poacher, only to be assaulted and driven further to social exclusion. It's clearly not a barrel of laughs but Bresson has a knack for getting vivid performances and editing scenes with razor sharp precision - all combining to create something with profound meanings under the miserable surface.
This review of Mouchette (1967) was written by Tibor B on 20 Apr 2009.
Mouchette has generally received very positive reviews.
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