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16/12/1959 Crime, Drama 1h 15m
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To reach you at last, what a strange path I had to take.

Overview

Michel takes up pickpocketing on a lark and is arrested soon after. His mother dies shortly after his release, and despite the objections of his only friend, Jacques, and his mother's neighbor Jeanne, Michel teams up with a couple of petty thieves in order to improve his craft. With a police inspector keeping an eye on him, Michel also tries to get a straight job, but the temptation to steal is hard to resist.

  1. Robert Bresson

    Director

Top billed cast

  1. Martin LaSalle

    Michel

  2. Marika Green

    Jeanne

  3. Jean Pélégri

    Lead Inspector

  4. Dolly Scal

    The Mother

  5. Pierre Leymarie

    Jacques

  6. Kassagi

    1st Accomplice

  7. Pierre Étaix

    2nd Accomplice

  8. César Gattegno

    Inspector

  9. Sophie Saint-Just

    (uncredited)

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Reviews

A review by CinemaSerf
Written by CinemaSerf on 2022-06-04
Martin LaSalle is really quite effective here as the small time pickpocket ("Michel"), who just about manages to get by, from day to day, wearing the same suit and living in his one room garret where even the door doesn't lock. He spends his time with friend "Jacques" (Pierre Leymarie) with both taking a bit of shine to "Jeanne" (Marika Green) who is a neighbour to his rapidly declining mother (Dolly Scal). To be honest, not a great deal actually goes on in this observational slice of his life offered to us by Robert Bresson. We learn a little of the deft arts of his trade and of the technique...read the rest
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Status
Released

Original Language
French

Budget
$0.00

Revenue
$0.00

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