The Devil, Probably first published by Film4, here slightly altered “Don’t you get pleasure from non-action?”, asks the psychoanalyst Dr Mime (Régis Hanrion) of the feckless, death-fixated young man before him. “Yes,” replies Charles (Antoine Monnier), “but the pleasure of despair, obviously.” Obviously. This exchange reveals a lot about Robert Bresson‘s penultimate film The Devil,…
L’Argent first published by Movie Gazette, July 14, 2005 Two schoolboys (Marc Ernest Fourneau, Bruno Lapeyre) use a counterfeit banknote in a photography shop. The shop’s owner (Didier Baussy) then knowingly passes on the bill to innocent engineer Yvon (Christian Patey), and when Yvon is accused of forging the note himself, the owner and an…
Pickpocket first published by Movie Gazette, 25 April 2005 Solitary misfit Michel (Martin Lasalle) has decided to try his hand at picking pockets, but gets caught after his very first attempt – only to be released by the chief inspector (Jean Pelegri) for lack of evidence. Reluctant to visit his dying mother despite the encouragement…