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Key Information
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| Directors: |
Robert Bresson |
| Stars: |
Francois Leterrier |
| Actors: |
Maurice Beerblock |
| Genre: |
Foreign Films |
| Subgenre: |
Suspense · Classic · Drama (General) · French |
| MPAA Rating: |
Not Rated |
| Available Formats: |
DVD |
| UPC: |
717119162443 |
| Release Date: |
1956 |
| Running Time: |
1hr 42min |
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Languages
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| Original Language: |
French |
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DVD Editions
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Format: DVD, 1hr 40min
Release Company: New Yorker Video (May 25, 2004)
UPC: 717119162443 |
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VHS Editions
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Format: VHS, 1hr 40min
Release Company: Hens Tooth Video (August 10, 1994) |
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Professional Reviews
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(08/12/1994, p.67, Lawrence O'Toole): "...[We too] experience the prisoner's anxieties about imminent death or freedom." -- Rating: A+ |
| More Information |
| Details: |
Avoiding all the clich?s of the prison movie genre, Robert Bresson achieves the impossible in A MAN ESCAPED: he presents a highly minimalist depiction of a prisoner plotting a jailbreak, and is still able to evoke incredible suspense despite the fact that the movie frequently consists of little more than a man toiling away quietly in his cell. <br> <br> Neither Bresson's seemingly odd choice of a past-tense title, nor the fact that the film is based on a real WWII event in which a prisoner successfully escaped a German-run jail in occupied France, lessens the film's impact. As in many of Bresson's films, the protagonist is a possessed individual whose mission sustains him. While he may stubbornly continue planning, the viewer sees the potential hazards he may encounter and feels an incredible sense of tension each time his efforts are stalled. <br> Bresson inserts a spiritual element into the prisoner's behavior by emphasizing the ritualistic nature of his daily activities, and by showing how group acti... |
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