Pickpocket / written and directed by Robert Bresson ; produced by Agnès Delahaie.
A professional pickpocket loses himself in his work, denying all human contact except for criminal purposes.
| Uniform Title: | Criterion collection ;
314. Rovi Media Collection. Movies. |
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| Language: | French English |
| Language and/or Writing System: |
Soundtrack in French; subtitles in English. |
| Published: |
[Irvington, N.Y.] :
Criterion Collection,
2005, ©1959.
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| Edition: | Standard format. |
| Series: | Criterion collection ;
314. Rovi Media Collection. Movies. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 videodisc (75 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in. |
| Format: | Video DVD |
| Summary: |
A professional pickpocket loses himself in his work, denying all human contact except for criminal purposes. |
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| Note: | Title and credits from program notes. Originally produced as a motion picture in 1959. Special features: audio commentary by film scholar James Quandt; new video introduction by filmmaker Paul Schrader; "The models of 'Pickpocket'" documentary film (2003, by Babette Mangolte); interview with director Robert Bresson (1960); Q&A session with actress Marika Green and filmmakers Paul Vecchiali & Jean-Pierre Améris (2000); footage of sleigh-of-hand artist and film consultant Kassagi (1962). Program notes in container insert include an essay by novelist Gary Indiana. "Presented in its original aspect ratio of 1.33:1"--Program notes. "New, restored high-definition digital transfer"--Container. "New and improved English subtitle translation"--Container. Videorecording. |
| Call Number: | CN7 D0058060 VideoDVD PN1995.9.F78 P53 2005 VideoDVD |
| ISBN: | 078003032X |
| Credits: | Cinematography by Léonce-Henri Burel ; film editing by Raymond Lamy ; music from the opera Atys by Jean-Baptiste Lully, conducted by Marc Lanjean, arrangement by Fernand Oubradous. |
| System Details: | DVD; Dolby digital mono.; region 1. |
| Cast: |
Martin LaSalle, Marika Green, Pierre Leymarie, Dolly Scal, Jean Pélégri, Kassagi, Pierre Étaix, César Gattegno. |