Portrait of Robert Bresson

Directing

Robert Bresson

Career

Active from 1934 to 1983, with up to 1 main title a year.

Average score
GoodWatch score82/100
Highest rated
Poster for A Man Escaped
A Man Escaped
GoodWatch score92/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 13 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 3.1 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.3 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 1.8 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 6.8 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 6.2 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 6.5 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Robert Bresson Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Adrenaline
    2.5, average 4.8
  • Situational Comedy
    0.8, average 2.7
  • Pop Culture
    0.5, average 2.2
  • Physical Comedy
    0.8, average 2.4

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Social Commentary 3
  • French Cinema 3
  • Character Study 3
  • Classic Cinema 3
  • Character-Driven 3
  • Bressonian Minimalism 2
  • French New Wave 2
  • Existential Despair 2
  • Slow Burn 2
  • Spiritual Crisis 2
  • Social Isolation 2
  • Melancholy 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

17
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1980s

1 title · average score 85
L'Argent
L'Argent (1983)
GoodWatch score 85

Director, Writer

1970s

3 titles · average score 80
The Devil, Probably
The Devil, Probably (1977)
GoodWatch score 80

Director, Screenplay

Lancelot of the Lake
Lancelot of the Lake (1974)
GoodWatch score 77

Director, Screenplay

Four Nights of a Dreamer
Four Nights of a Dreamer (1972)
GoodWatch score 83

Writer, Director

1960s

4 titles · average score 85
A Gentle Woman
A Gentle Woman (1969)
GoodWatch score 83

Director, Writer

Mouchette
Mouchette (1967)
GoodWatch score 83

Director, Screenplay

Au Hasard Balthazar
Au Hasard Balthazar (1966)
GoodWatch score 88

Writer, Director

The Trial of Joan of Arc
The Trial of Joan of Arc (1963)
GoodWatch score 85

Director, Screenplay

1950s

3 titles · average score 88
Pickpocket
Pickpocket (1959)
GoodWatch score 85

Screenplay, Director

A Man Escaped
A Man Escaped (1956)
GoodWatch score 92

Dialogue, Writer

Diary of a Country Priest
Diary of a Country Priest (1951)
GoodWatch score 87

Adaptation, Screenplay

1940s

2 titles · average score 82
Les Dames du bois de Boulogne
Les Dames du bois de Boulogne (1945)
GoodWatch score 86

Adaptation, Director

Angels of Sin
Angels of Sin (1943)
GoodWatch score 78

Writer, Director

1930s

4 titles · average score 54
Southern Carrier
Southern Carrier (1937)

Screenplay

The Twins of Brighton
The Twins of Brighton (1936)

Scenario Writer

Les Affaires publiques
Les Affaires publiques (1934)
GoodWatch score 54

Director, Writer

C'était un musicien
C'était un musicien (1934)

Dialogue