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Article: Fire and ice: the films of Robert Bresson.(A Man Escaped)(Diary of a Country Priest)(L'Argent)(Les Dames du bois de Boulogne)(Pickpocket)(Video recording review)
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- March 22, 2006
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Though one of the greatest narrative filmmakers, Robert Bresson remains little known or appreciated beyond the most discerning of filmgoers. While the retrospective of his work that traveled throughout the U.S. in 1998 and elsewhere--organized by the redoubtable James Quandt, senior programmer of the Cinematheque Ontario--helped to change that situation, many viewers still resist Bresson for the very qualities that define his uniqueness. Focusing less on what he offers than on what he withholds, even foreign film aficionados preferred his flashier contemporaries-e.g., Fellini, Antonioni, Bergman--who embodied their existential angst in star personalities and emotive ...
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