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Aro Recommended The Devil, Probably

 

aka: Le diable probablement
France 1977, 91 minutes
Dir. Robert Bresson
In French with English subtitles
Rating: [R16]
Genres: Foreign Cinema, Drama / Youth

Feat. Antoine Monnier, Tina Irissari, Henri de Maublanc, Nicolas Deguy, Régis Hanrion, Laetitia Carcano

 

“A Dostoyevskian story of a tormented soul, presented in the stylized manner of a medieval illumination”~J. Hoberman

Aroview: Distinctive late-period inclusion into the incredible canon of films from director Robert Bresson (DIARY OF A COUNTRY PRIEST), following a group of youths in the milieu of post-1968 Paris, preoccupying themselves with politics, religion, romance, music, and drugs.

Central to the story is a young man who reacts to capitalism and materialism by embarking on a philosophical and spiritual journey that edges dangerously towards nihilism. A fascinating, disturbing portrait of modern existential turmoil which turns the director's prior commitment to formal precision somewhat on its head.

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