Robert Bresson

The Profile

French film director (1901–1999) known for a rigorous minimalist style and influential art-house films such as Au hasard Balthazar, Mouchette and L'Argent.

Born 25 September 1901; died 18 December 1999.

Two DeBaser reviews examine Bresson's minimalist poetics, with close readings of Au hasard Balthazar and Perfidia. Reviewers highlight Bresson's formal rigor, archetypal characters and uneven contemporary reception. Both pieces treat his work as influential within 20th-century art cinema.