Pickpocket [videorecording] / Mondial films ; written and directed by Robert Bresson ; produced by Agnes Delahaye

Published: [United States] : Janus Films : Criterion Collection, 2005.
Edition: Special ed.
Physical Description: 1 videodisc (75 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in.
Additional Creators: Bresson, Robert, Delahaie, Agnes, La Salle, Martin, Green, Marika, Pélégri, Jean, 1920-, Scal, Dolly, Burel, Léonce-Henri, 1892-1977, Lamy, Raymond, Lully, Jean-Baptiste, 1632-1687, Mondial Films International Distribution, Janus Films, and Criterion Collection (Firm)

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Series

Criterion collection ; 314

Summary

Robert Bresson's masterful investigation of crime and redemption tells the story of arrogant young Michel, who spends his days learning the art of picking pockets in the streets, subway cars, and train stations of Paris.

Subject(s)

Pickpockets—Drama

Genre(s)

Feature films

ISBN

078003032X

Audience Notes

MPAA rating: Not rated.

Note

Originally released as a motion picture in 1959.
Special edition features: new, restore high-definition digittal transfer; audio commentary by film scholar James Quandt; new video introduction by writer-director Paul Schraeder; The models of "Pickpocket", a 2003 documentary by filmmaker Babette Mangolte, featuring actors from the film; a 1960 interview with Bresson from the French television program Conépanorama; Q&A on Pickpocket with actress Marika Green and filmmakers Paul Vecchiali and Jean-Pierre Améris fielding questions at a 2000 screening of the film; footage of a sleight-of-hand artist and Pickpocket consultant Kassagi from a 1962 episode of the French television show La piste aux étoiles; original theatrical trailer; new and improved English subtitle translation; new essay by novelist and culture critic Gary Indiana.

Creation/Production Credits Note

Cinematography, L.H. Burel; edited by Raymond Lamy; music by J.B. Lulli.

Participant/Performer Note

Martin La Salle, Marika Green, Jean Pelegri, Dolly Scal.

Technical Details

DVD; region 1; NTSC;. 1.33:1 aspect ratio; mono.

Source of Acquisition

In French with optional English subtitles.

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