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Pickpocket (1959) – Canon Fodder Episode 11 Dare Daniel Podcast
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Pickpocket (1959; Dir.: Robert Bresson)
Canon Fodder Episode 11
We wish we knew how to quit you, Robert Bresson! Daniel and Corky get their Bresson on with a review of the French master’s 1959 masterpiece Pickpocket. Will the film steal your host’s hearts, or will it leave them feeling ripped off?
PICKPOCKET FACTS & FIGURES
Sight & Sound 2022 Critics List Ranking: #136 (tied)
French theatrical debut: Dec. 16, 1959
IMDB synopsis: “Michel passes the time by picking pockets, careful to never be caught despite being watched by the police. His friend Jacques may suspect, while both men may have their eyes on Jeanne, the pretty neighbor of Michel’s ailing mother.”
CLIPS AND CLIPPINGS
Trailer for Pickpocket
Opening scene
The amazing Gare de Lyon sequence
Bresson interview about Pickpocket
NEXT EPISODE’S MOVIE
Los Olvidados (1950; Dir.: Luis Buñuel)
IMDB synopsis: “A group of juvenile delinquents live a violent and crime-filled life in the festering slums of Mexico City, as the morals of young Pedro are gradually corrupted and destroyed by the others.”
Our review of Los Olvidados comes out on April 23!
Follow Dare Daniel & Canon Fodder on Facebook and Instagram. Be sure to listen, rate, review and subscribe to the show on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Listen Notes, Google Podcasts, Castbox and more. New episodes every other Tuesday! Please help support the show by clicking the Donate button on the homepage or find “Support the Show” in the main menu.
Read more of Daniel’s movie reviews at Dare Daniel and Rotten Tomatoes.
Pickpocket (1959; Dir.: Robert Bresson)
Canon Fodder Episode 11
We wish we knew how to quit you, Robert Bresson! Daniel and Corky get their Bresson on with a review of the French master’s 1959 masterpiece Pickpocket. Will the film steal your host’s hearts, or will it leave them feeling ripped off?
PICKPOCKET FACTS & FIGURES
Sight & Sound 2022 Critics List Ranking: #136 (tied)
French theatrical debut: Dec. 16, 1959
IMDB synopsis: “Michel passes the time by picking pockets, careful to never be caught despite being watched by the police. His friend Jacques may suspect, while both men may have their eyes on Jeanne, the pretty neighbor of Michel’s ailing mother.”
CLIPS AND CLIPPINGS
Trailer for Pickpocket
Opening scene
The amazing Gare de Lyon sequence
Bresson interview about Pickpocket
NEXT EPISODE’S MOVIE
Los Olvidados (1950; Dir.: Luis Buñuel)
IMDB synopsis: “A group of juvenile delinquents live a violent and crime-filled life in the festering slums of Mexico City, as the morals of young Pedro are gradually corrupted and destroyed by the others.”
Our review of Los Olvidados comes out on April 23!
Follow Dare Daniel & Canon Fodder on Facebook and Instagram. Be sure to listen, rate, review and subscribe to the show on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Listen Notes, Google Podcasts, Castbox and more. New episodes every other Tuesday! Please help support the show by clicking the Donate button on the homepage or find “Support the Show” in the main menu.
Read more of Daniel’s movie reviews at Dare Daniel and Rotten Tomatoes.
50 min