Robert Bresson

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Robert Bresson was a French film director renowned for his austere, minimalist style and profound spiritual themes, which have deeply influenced generations of filmmakers.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf French person
film director
human
screenwriter
activeYearsInFilm 1930s–1980s
awardReceived Cannes Film Festival Jury Prize NERFINISHED
Cannes Film Festival Special Jury Prize NERFINISHED
Venice Film Festival Golden Lion (career award) NERFINISHED
birthName Robert Bresson NERFINISHED
burialPlace Cimetière de Saint-Léonard-des-Bois (reported) NERFINISHED
countryOfCitizenship France
dateOfBirth 1901-09-25
dateOfDeath 1999-12-18
genre art film
drama film
religious film
influenced Aki Kaurismäki NERFINISHED
Andrei Tarkovsky NERFINISHED
Jean-Luc Godard NERFINISHED
Martin Scorsese NERFINISHED
Michael Haneke NERFINISHED
languageOfWorkOrName French
movement minimalist cinema
spiritual cinema
name Robert Bresson NERFINISHED
notableWork A Man Escaped NERFINISHED
Au hasard Balthazar NERFINISHED
Diary of a Country Priest NERFINISHED
L'Argent NERFINISHED
Lancelot du Lac NERFINISHED
Les Dames du Bois de Boulogne NERFINISHED
Mouchette NERFINISHED
Pickpocket NERFINISHED
The Trial of Joan of Arc NERFINISHED
numberOfFeatureFilmsDirected 13
occupation film director
screenwriter
placeOfBirth Bromont-Lamothe, Puy-de-Dôme, France NERFINISHED
placeOfDeath Paris
surface form: Paris, France
religion Roman Catholicism
style austere
elliptical editing
emphasis on sound over image
minimalist
use of non-professional actors
theme free will
grace
redemption
spirituality
suffering

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Paul Schrader influencedBy Robert Bresson
French cinema notableDirector Robert Bresson
Mani Kaul influencedBy Robert Bresson