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Pickpocket (1959)

Pickpocket (1959)

Drama Crime

To reach you at last, what a strange path I had to take.

Release Date: 1959, December 16
Directors: Robert Bresson
Countries: France
Production: Lux Compagnie Cinématographique de France
Cast: Marika Green, Dominique Zardi, Martin LaSalle, Jean Pélégri, Dolly Scal, Pierre Leymarie, Kassagi, Sophie Saint-Just

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.

Keywords:

prison france black and white pickpocket unsociability modern society materialism