The Gentle One (1969, Bresson)
| Movie | |
|---|---|
| German title | The soft |
| Original title | Une femme douce |
| Country of production | France |
| original language | French |
| Publishing year | 1969 |
| length | 88 minutes |
| Rod | |
| Director | Robert Bresson |
| script | Robert Bresson |
| production | Likes Bodard |
| music | Jean Wiener |
| camera | Ghislain Cloquet |
| cut | Raymond Lamy |
| occupation | |
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The gentle (Original title: Une femme douce ) is a French film from 1969 . Directed by Robert Bresson . The film is based on the story of the same name by Fyodor Dostoyevsky .
action
The film is set in Paris in the 1960s. A pawnbroker loses his wife by suicide when she jumped off the balcony. He then recapitulates the time spent with her, from the first meeting to the wedding to everyday life. In the course of time he can understand her motives for the act of desperation better and better.
criticism
"In an ascetic style, Robert Bresson traces the emotional drama of a couple, based on a novella by Dostoevsky, who are unable to overcome their inner strangeness"
Web links
- The Gentle in the Internet Movie Database (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ The gentle one. In: Lexicon of International Films . Film service , accessed December 7, 2017 .