Within Context – Robert Bresson’s Pickpocket
Within Context is the second part of Hope Lies at 24 Frames Per Second’s mammoth look at Robert Bresson’s Pickpocket. Comparing Pickpocket to A Man Escaped Pickpocket is the final part of an unofficial trilogy of films that begins with Diary of a Country Priest and is completed with A Man Escaped. The protagonist in … Read more
Birthday Blu(e)s
Apparently today marks five years of the Blu-ray format. In light of that here are Hope Lies at 24 Frames Per Second’s five favourite releases of a format that we love dearly. The Thin Red Line Initially released by the magnificent Criterion, but recently replicated by 20th Century Fox in the UK (with supposed Criterion … Read more
No Actors, No Parts, No Staging. Robert Bresson’s Pickpocket
No Actors, No Parts, No Staging is the first of a two-part exploration of Robert Bresson’s Pickpocket. Part Two to follow tomorrow. Robert Bresson’s oeuvre is informed predominantly by three key events in his life. A deep love and understanding of fine art, his Catholic upbringing and a stint in prison as a prisoner of … Read more
