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02/09/06
A Man Escaped (1956)
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Reviews Counted: 16 Fresh: 16 Rotten:0 Average Rating: 8.4/10
Runtime: 1 hr 42 mins
Synopsis: Avoiding all the clichés of the prison movie genre, Robert Bresson achieves the impossible in A MAN ESCAPED: he presents a highly minimalist depiction of a prisoner plotting a jailbreak, and is still able to evoke incredible suspense despite the fact that the movie frequently consists of... [More]
Genre: Foreign Films
Starring: Francois Leterrier, Charles Le Clainche, Maurice Beerblock
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05/24/03
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It's a wonder that so stark and minimal a film can create such potent feelings, images and moments that linger so persistently, divine intimations that seem so inescapable.
09/27/06
This is not the sort of picture that one should view without knowing what it is. The strain is hard and the reward is limited. But it is a fine reflection of a cruel experience.
03/25/06
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Bresson accentuates the metaphysical aspects of the narrative, turning the story into a meditation on existential and spiritual themes rendered in precise, physical terms.
12/01/04
It takes a hell of a film to maintain a high level of suspense even when it gives away the ending in its very title. Robert Bresson's A Man Escaped is one such film
05/28/04
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It's so good that I submit that just about anyone -- even people who hate French films -- will love it.
01/01/00
This film manages to look at an episode in one man's life without it being overshadowed by either the mechanics of filmmaking or the machinations of politics.
01/01/00
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