A Man Escaped
Summary:
In a genre crowded with quality films, director Robert Bresson's POW drama has become legendary, in part because it strips down the experience of a man desperate to escape to the essentials. That's in keeping with the approach Bresson took with all of his films. The filmmaker, who spent a year in a German prison camp during World War II, based this story on the experiences of $... Full Summary >>
Cast:
Francois Leterrier - (Lt. Fontaine)
Roland Monod - (De Leiris the Pastor)
Jacques Ertaud - (Orsini)
Roger Planchon
Cesar Gattegno - (Le Prisonnier X)
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Review:
After fellow French director Jean Renoir set the standard for POW dramas with Grand Illusion, as well as codifying many of the genre's trademark details, Robert Bresson went his own way with this film, based on a true story and informed by his own experiences during World War II. In Grand Illusion (and many films to follow, such as {... Continue >>
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