Mouchette

France 1967, 78 minutes, B/W
Dir. Robert Bresson
In French with English subtitles
Rating: [R16]
Genres: Foreign Cinema, Drama, Classics / Youth

Topics: Peasantry.

Feat. Nadine Nortier, Jean-Claude Guilbert, Maria Cardinal

Aroview: An impoverished young girl in rural France bears the brunt of hard times in this perfectly formed study, taken from the novel by George Bernanos. Dir. Bresson's spare style lends her abysmal sufferings and stoic response a quietly unsentimental dignity.

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4 stars (Very Good) For once Bresson's use of non-professional actors and demand for stoic acting actually pays off, and the effect is something that is both cruel and moving, rather than dull. ~artsfiend