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This incomparable story of crime and redemption from the French master Robert Bresson follows Michel, a young pickpocket who spends his days working the streets, subway cars, and train stations of Paris. As his compulsive pursuit of the thrill of stealing grows, however, so does his fear that his luck is about to run out. A cornerstone of the career of this most economical and profoundly spiritual of filmmakers, Pickpocket is an elegantly crafted, tautly choreographed study of humanity in all its mischief and grace, the work of a director at the height of his powers.
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Rotten Tomatoes Movie Reviews
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97%- Reviews Counted: 32
- Fresh: 31
- Rotten: 1
- Average Rating: 9.1/10
Top Critics' Reviews
Fresh: French director Robert Bresson used his nonactors only once and orchestrated every gesture and glance; the performances that resulted are both mesmerizing and suffused with mystery.
Fresh: A picture so original in style that it sometimes seems downright peculiar.
Fresh: Ultimately inexplicable, this concentrated, elliptical, economical movie is an experience that never loses its strangeness.
Fresh: Bresson choreographs the complex techniques of lifting wallets and watches with such precision that one seems to be watching a kind of surreptitious ballet.
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one of the greatest
It’s Crime and Punishment! One of the greatest! There is only one Bresson!
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- $19.99
- Genre: Drama
- Released: 1959
- © 1959 Agnès Delahaie Productions Cinématographie. All rights reserved.