孤高の映画監督Robert Bressonの世界

Pickpocket

The movie is provocative in the sense that it presents hopelessness and despair as the norm and not the exception. This is one of the early examples, with multitudes to follow, of French films consisting of conflicted characters doomed to misery and suffering. Inspite of the dark mood, I enjoyed this film, but mainly due to the technical aspects of pickpocketing, the astounding cinematography and the historical significance of this movie in French filmmaking. Besides the aspect of criminality and its effects on society as a whole, another aspect of the film that fascinated me was the elegance and nearly choreographed movements of Michel and his two fellow pickpockets. The scene of the train station was absolutely amazing. An enjoyable film overall, Pickpocket is a good and short introduction to Bresson's films. I will definitely watch more in the near future.