Pickpocket (Robert Bresson, 1959): France

Reviewed by Lauren Sousa.  Viewed on Criterion VOD via Hulu Plus Robert Bresson’s 1959 masterpiece Pickpocket is not about likeable people. My sympathies are not always with the protagonist. Sometimes, indeed, the antagonist is a more appealing character. In an age when likeability is often seen as one of the most important traits in a … Continue reading Pickpocket (Robert Bresson, 1959): France