tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5703076346434344743.post5603763160585179826..comments2023-07-01T05:05:31.938-04:00Comments on Films Worth Watching: L'Argent (1983) - Directed by Robert BressonJonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10656287096270976604noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5703076346434344743.post-40541937795206407102012-09-10T19:51:33.859-04:002012-09-10T19:51:33.859-04:00Thanks Sam! Yep Balthazar, Country Priest, and Mou...Thanks Sam! Yep Balthazar, Country Priest, and Mouchette are indeed in another league.....there is something simply arresting about this one in its own way too for me. I do like the references to Madame De and Winchester 73....you're right about that. Jonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10656287096270976604noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5703076346434344743.post-15720737496311430402012-09-09T22:35:01.036-04:002012-09-09T22:35:01.036-04:00"He avoids melodrama, sentiment, emotion, and..."He avoids melodrama, sentiment, emotion, and action. He doesn't rely on acting, flamboyant cinematography, or swelling music. He distills cinema down to observance. Pure and simple observance."<br /><br />Indeed Jon! Succinctly put. L'ARGENT is one of Bresson's darkest films, suffused with despair, and as you note an undercurrent of humanity, typical for the director. I do love the film too, but for me nothing tops BALTHAZAR, COUNTRY PRIEST and MOUCHETTE, though this film, A MAN ESCAPED and PICKPOCKET push close. The deceit that bring to mind the central premise in MADAME DE and WINCHESTER 73 segues into a searing condemnation of society and the evil that maligns it. Yetagain Jon, you've penned a tremendous review.Sam Julianonoreply@blogger.com