Mouchette
3,150
Drama
Mouchette is a young teenager living in the tough country. Her mother is going to die, and her father does not take care of her. Mouchette does not manage to express her rebellion against the humiliations she undergoes. One night, in the wood, she meets Arsene. Arsene is the poacher of the village. He thinks he has just killed Mathieu, the rural policeman. He tries to use Mouchette to build an alibi.
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United States | Variety | "Everyday incidents take on an almost spiritual intensity in Bresson's controlled and incisive direction and handling of the players" | POS |
United Kingdom | Time Out | "A magnificent and deeply rewarding example of Bresson's stripped-down methods" | POS |
United States | Village Voice | "Like any genius, Bresson made rules in order to break them." | POS |
United States | Chicago Tribune | "It's a remarkable film: dark, compressed, shattering." | POS |
United Kingdom | Radio Times | "A documentary fidelity underpins Robert Bresson's rigorous, though accessible, adaptation of Georges Bernanos's novel." | POS |
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