Touching God
The Novels of Georges Bernanos in the Films of Robert Bresson
©2006
Monographs
X,
126 Pages
Series:
Currents in Comparative Romance Languages and Literatures, Volume 144
Summary
Robert Bresson (1901-1999), one of the most original film-makers in the history of cinema, adapted two novels by Georges Bernanos (1888-1948), Journal d’un curé de campagne and Nouvelle Histoire de Mouchette. The Catholic novelist Bernanos and the spiritual filmmaker Bresson, each in his own way, articulate grace and redemption through the suffering and death of their heroes/heroines. As a result, the reader and the spectator come to sense the presence of God in all four works. Bresson’s techniques are presented and analyzed, as well as his later move to films without grace and redemption.
Details
- Pages
- X, 126
- Publication Year
- 2006
- ISBN (Hardcover)
- 9780820478265
- Language
- English
- Keywords
- Journal d'un curé de campagne Film Bresson, Robert Adaptation Spirituality Bernanos, Georges
- Published
- New York, Bern, Berlin, Bruxelles, Frankfurt am Main, Oxford, Wien, 2006. X, 126 pp.
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