"A Man Escaped" (Post 5)

Is there anything else you'd like to discuss about this film?

"A Man Escaped" (Post 4)

Sound in Bresson's films is often associated with off-screen space. (In other words, we often do not see what it is that is making the sound we hear.) Why do you think this is? How does the recurrence of off-screen sound reinforce the major themes of "A Man Escaped?"

"A Man Escaped" (Post 3)

Robert Bresson said, "The way we handle objects in our everyday activities indicates a deeper level of our unconscious more accurately than the words we utter or dramatic actions we engage in."

Discuss the role of objects (and their transformation) in this film.

"A Man Escaped" (Post 2)

Discuss the second title of the film: "The Wind Bloweth Where It Listeth". Do you think it reinforces or contradicts the first title, which emphasizes human agency?

"A Man Escaped" (Post 1)

I'm sorry about having to cancel last night's screening. Please try to watch the film between now and Sunday and comment on one or more of the following questions (provided in separate posts). Write at least two full paragraphs, please. Here's the first question to consider:

What do you think this film's main message is? Do you believe it is religious (Christian)? Political? Artistic? Moral? Please give some justification for your response.

Monsieur Hulot's suitcase

Mirrors in "Daybreak" / "Le Jour se lève"

In this film, Carné's use of mirrors has a highly symbolic value. What do these two stills suggest about the symbolic meaning of mirrors in "Daybreak?"

"Le Jour se lève" / "Daybreak"

In the French section yesterday, we discussed this film as a critique of industrialization. What are some of the other lessons one learns from this film, about human nature, French society, the construction of identity, the role of art/cinema in society, etc.?