Robert Bresson – The Ascetic of Cinema
In this episode of Filmmaking Giants, we explore Robert Bresson, whose austere, spiritual films stripped cinema to its barest essentials. With non-actors, minimal music, and an emphasis on gesture and silence, Bresson crafted works like Pickpocket and Au Hasard Balthazar that achieve transcendent power. His style was severe but luminous, pointing beyond the material world to questions of grace, redemption, and suffering. Bresson’s influence echoes across modern cinema, reminding us that restraint can reveal the deepest truths.
Produced by Selenius Media — Music by The Artificial Laboratory.
