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A Man Escaped
With the simplest of concepts and sparest of techniques, Robert Bresson made one of the most suspenseful jailbreak films of all time in A MAN ESCAPED. François Truffaut pronounced it "the most important film of the last ten years" when it was first released, and for many critics it remains the pinnacle of Bresson's cinema.
Based on French Resistance leader André Devigny's account of his escape from the Nazi prison at Montluc just hours before he was to be executed (and on Bresson's own memories of his 18-month confinement in a German POW camp during the war), the film is legendary for the authenticity of its setting, the rigour with which Bresson recreates Devigny's painstaking preparations for escape.
This unbelievably taut and methodical marvel follows its protagonist's single-minded pursuit of freedom, detailing the planning and execution of his escape with gripping precision. But Bresson’s film is not merely about process — it’s also a work of metaphysical suspense and resolute beauty.
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