Mouchette (1967) AE 1080p BluRay x265 HEVC AAC-SARTRE

Robert Bresson plumbs great reservoirs of feeling with Mouchette, one of the most searing portraits of human desperation ever put on film. Faced with a dying mother, an absent, alcoholic father, and a baby brother in need of care, the teenage Mouchette seeks solace in nature and daily routine, a respite from her economic and pubescent turmoil. An essential work of French filmmaking, Bresson’s hugely empathetic drama elevates its trapped protagonist into one of the cinema’s great tragic figures.

Extras

• Au hasard Bresson - A half-hour documentary about the director, including footage of Robert Bresson directing Mouchette.

• Traveling - A segment from the cine-magazine TV series Cinéma, featuring on-set interviews. [Criterion]

• Audio commentary by renowned film scholar, critic, and festival programmer Tony Rayns. [Criterion]

• Original theatrical trailer, cut by Jean-Luc Godard. [Criterion]