Top Billed Cast
Martin LaSalle
Michel
Marika Green
Jeanne
Jean Pélégri
L'inspecteur principal
Dolly Scal
La mère
Pierre Leymarie
Jacques
Pierre Étaix
Accomplice 2
Kassagi
1er complice
César Gattegno
Un inspecteur
Sophie Saint-Just
Dominique Zardi
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Review 3DiscussionA review by CinemaSerf
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Written by CinemaSerf on Sat Jun 04 2022
Martin LaSalle is really quite effective here as the small time pickpocket ("Michel"), who just about manages to get by, from day to day, wearing the same suit and living in his one room garret where even the door doesn't lock. He spends his time with friend "Jacques" (Pierre Leymarie) with both taking a bit of shine to "Jeanne" (Marika Green) who is a neighbour to his rapidly declining mother (Dolly Scal). To be honest, not a great deal actually goes on in this observational slice of his life offered to us by Robert Bresson. We learn a little of the deft arts of his trade and of the techniques...
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Original Language
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Keywords
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- unsociability
- pickpocket
- modern society
- materialism
- black and white