The read
Critics rate it 19 points higher than audiences do. It runs a compact 1h 22m.
Synopsis
Jacques, a young man with artistic aspirations, spends four nights wandering Paris with a young woman, whom he rescued from suicide.
Ratings
IMDb7.3/10
Rotten Tomatoes92%
Critics rate it 19 points higher than audiences do.
116 audience votes
Key crew
- Robert BressonWriter
- Robert BressonDirector
- Michel MagneOriginal Music Composer
- Christopher HaywardOriginal Music Composer
- F. R. DavidOriginal Music Composer
- Louis GuitarOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Isabelle WeingartenMarthe
- Guillaume des ForêtsJacques
- Jean-Maurice MonnoyerMarthe's Lover
- Lidia BiondiMarthe's Mother
- Giorgio MauliniLocksmith
- Patrick JouanéGangster
- Jacques RenardA Passerby in the Street (uncredited)
- Marku RibasMusician on the boat (uncredited)
- Robert de LarocheBit Part (uncredited)
- Jérôme MassartJacques' Visitor (uncredited)
- Claire DenisExtra (uncredited)
- Jonathan RosenbaumExtra (uncredited)
Stills
Themes
paris, francebased on novel or booksuicide attemptartistpainteridealismloveloneliness