"For me, the cinema is an exploration within. Within the mind, the camera can grasp anything."-Robert BressonRobert Bresson died last December at the age of 98. To honor his memory, we have brought back nine films from our 1998 retrospective. Bresson's style was austere, yet deeply affecting; controlled, yet replete with compassion. He had an unsparing eye toward French society and resolute pity for its victims. But while other directors are concerned with sentiment, Bresson's concern was at once more real and more otherworldly: his subject was suffering and redemption. For his many admirers, Bresson's films attain the grace his characters seek.This series is a partial reprise of the original Bresson Project, organized by James Quandt of Cinematheque Ontario. We thank the Bureau du Cinéma, Ministère des Affaires Etrangères, Paris; and the Cultural Service of the Consulate General of France in San Francisco. Special thanks to Véronique Godard and Emmanuel Delloye.Marin residents, please note that these films will also show at the Raphael Theater in August.In the Museum StoreRobert Bresson edited by James Quandt, a major volume of writings on Bresson published on the occasion of the Bresson Project. Please see Museum Store section on page 15.Sunday August 6, 2000
