Mouchette (1967)

Note Générale:

7,8/10   

Réalisateur:

Robert Bresson

Scénaristes:

Georges Bernanos (novel) and
Robert Bresson (scenario & adaptation and dialogue)

Date de sortie:

12 mars 1970 (USA)

Genre:

Drame

Intrigue:

Mouchette is a young teenager living in the tough country. Her mother is going to die, and her father does not take care of her...

Plot Keywords:

Poacher | Alibi | Policeman | Woods | Humiliation

Récompenses:

4 wins & 1 nomination

Avis des utilisateurs:

Mouchetts the perfect Bresson

Ensemble

Nadine Nortier	...	Mouchette
Jean-Claude Guilbert	...	Arsène
Marie Cardinal	...	Mouchette's Mother
Paul Hebert	...	Mouchette's Father
Jean Vimenet	...	Mathieu
Marie Susini	...	Mathieu's wife
Liliane Princet	...	Schoolteacher
Suzanne Huguenin	...	Undertaker
Marine Trichet	...	Luisa
Raymonde Chabrun	...	Grocery Shop-owner

Durée:

78 min | USA:90 min (VHS version) | Portugal:82 min

Pays:

France

Langue:

Français

Couleur:

Noir et Blanc

Rapport de forme:

1,66 : 1

Son:

Mono

Classification:

UK:15 | West Germany:16 | Finland:K-16 | Sweden:15 | Argentina:16

Société:

Argos Films

Anecdotes:

It was rumored for years that the trailer for this film was by Jean-Luc Godard, and he has recently confirmed this by programming it in a self-curated retrospective of his work. The trailer is virtually a miniature essay on (or subversion of) the film, jarringly intercutting excerpts from it with a written commentary that calls it "Christian and sadistic".

Goofs:

Continuité: (At 45:00) The canteen changes position after being dropped.

Connexions:

Références La règle du jeu (1939)

Bande son:

Magnificat

Mouchetts the perfect Bresson

Bresson one of the true architects of modern cinema found in this story the perfect distillation of form and content coupling his pared down style with the poignant story of a young french girl trying to live through impoverished circumstances and doing her best to survive. Being one of my heroes I have always had nothing but total respect for the way he intellectualized every aspect of film-making without denuding it of emotional impact. A chemist of cinematic ingenuity there will never be a more profoundly personal look at cinema than that of Bresson. May the film-makers of today at least make the effort to rob from this man. Viva Bresson!