Why you should care about Robert Bresson

Wow this took way longer to make than I was expecting, but it turned out pretty good. Drop your favourite Bresson film in the comments :)

Music:
Franz Schubert - D. 960 I. Molto moderato
Franz Schubert - Piano Sonata No. 20 in A Major D 959
Claudio Monteverdi - Cantate Domino

Footage from the following films not credited in the video:
Diary of a Country Priest (1951)
A Man Escaped (1956)
Pickpocket (1959)
Au hasard Balthazar (1966)
Mouchette (1967)
Four Nights of a Dreamer (1971)
Lancelot du Lac (1974)
L'Argent (1983)

Additional links/resources:
Robert Bresson, Possibly - http://www.paulschrader.org/articles/...
Sculpting in Time - Andrei Tarkovsky
Notes on the Cinematograph - Robert Bresson
Michael Haneke on Violence -    • MICHAEL HANEKE on VIOLENCE - cine-fil...  
Michael Haneke Doesn't Agree With Spielberg's 'Schindler's List' -    • Michael Haneke Doesn't Agree With Spi...  
Transcendental Style in Film: Ozu, Bresson, Dreyer - Paul Schrader

Timestamps:
0:00-2:19 - Introduction
2:19-5:11 - I: The "Bressonian" Method
5:11-13:06 - II: Philosophy and Motives
13:06-18:42 - III: Influence and Importance in Modern Cinema
18:42-21:11 - Conclusion

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