A Man Escaped
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With the simplest of concepts and sparest of techniques, Robert Bresson made one of the most suspenseful jailbreak films of all time in A Man Escaped. Based on the account of an imprisoned French Resistance leader, this unbelievably taut and methodical marvel follows the fictional Fontaine’s single-minded pursuit of freedom, detailing the planning and execution of his escape with gripping precision. But Bresson’s film is not merely about process—it’s also a work of intense spirituality and humanity.
Special Features
- New 2K digital restoration, with uncompressed monaural soundtrack on the Blu-ray edition
- “Bresson: Without a Trace,” a 1965 episode of the television program Cinéastes de notre temps in which the director gives his first on-camera interview
- The Road to Bresson, a 1984 documentary featuring interviews with filmmakers Louis Malle, Paul Schrader, and Andrei Tarkovsky
- The Essence of Forms, a documentary from 2010 in which collaborators and admirers of Bresson’s, including actor François Leterrier and director Bruno Dumont, share their thoughts about the director and his work
- Functions of Film Sound, a new visual essay on the use of sound in A Man Escaped, with text by film scholars David Bordwell and Kristin Thompson
- Trailer
- New English subtitle translation
- PLUS: A new essay by film scholar Tony Pipolo
New cover by Sarah Habibi
Special Features
- New 2K digital restoration, with uncompressed monaural soundtrack on the Blu-ray edition
- “Bresson: Without a Trace,” a 1965 episode of the television program Cinéastes de notre temps in which the director gives his first on-camera interview
- The Road to Bresson, a 1984 documentary featuring interviews with filmmakers Louis Malle, Paul Schrader, and Andrei Tarkovsky
- The Essence of Forms, a documentary from 2010 in which collaborators and admirers of Bresson’s, including actor François Leterrier and director Bruno Dumont, share their thoughts about the director and his work
- Functions of Film Sound, a new visual essay on the use of sound in A Man Escaped, with text by film scholars David Bordwell and Kristin Thompson
- Trailer
- New English subtitle translation
- PLUS: A new essay by film scholar Tony Pipolo
New cover by Sarah Habibi
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Cast
- François Leterrier
- Fontaine
- Charles Le Clainche
- Jost
- Maurice Beerblock
- Blanchet
- Roland Monod
- Pastor
- Jacques Ertaud
- Orsini
- Jean-Paul Delhumeau
- Hebrard
- Roger Treherne
- Terry
Credits
- Director
- Robert Bresson
- Written by
- Robert Bresson
- Executive producers
- Jean Thuillier
- Executive producers
- Alain Poiré
- Director of photography
- L. H. Burel
- Camera assistant
- Henri Raichi
- Set designer
- Pierre Charbonnier
- Sound recordist
- Pierre André Bertrand
- Editor
- Raymond Lamy
- Production manager
- Robert Sussfeld
- Assistant directors
- Michel Clément
- Assistant directors
- Jacques Ballanche
Three Reasons: A Man Escaped
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