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Mouchette

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 StatesUnited States
Variety
Variety
"Everyday incidents take on an almost spiritual intensity in Bresson's controlled and incisive direction and handling of the players" POS
United KingdomUnited Kingdom
Time Out
Time Out
"A magnificent and deeply rewarding example of Bresson's stripped-down methods" POS
United StatesUnited States
Village Voice
Village Voice
"Like any genius, Bresson made rules in order to break them." POS
United StatesUnited States
Chicago Tribune
Chicago Tribune
"It's a remarkable film: dark, compressed, shattering." POS
United KingdomUnited Kingdom
Radio Times
Radio Times
"A documentary fidelity underpins Robert Bresson's rigorous, though accessible, adaptation of Georges Bernanos's novel."  POS
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