ESFS September - The Films of Robert Bresson

Let's try this again - for the month of SEPTEMBER, I have scheduled 3 films from one of the most ascetic directors of all time, Frenchman Robert Bresson. His career stretched over five decades, although his deliberate, almost monastic approach resulted in only about a dozen films. His last film was made in 1983 ("L'Argent"), although he didn't pass away until 1999, at the age of 98. I have selected one film from each of his most crucial decades, in order to see the progression of his style:

SEPTEMBER 8-13: "LES DAMES DU BOIS DE BOULOGNE" (1945)
SEPTEMBER 14-20: "PICKPOCKET" (1959)
SEPTEMBER 21-27: "MOUCHETTE" (1967)
SEPTEMBER 28-OCTOBER 4 (Dare Daniel): "PATCH ADAMS" (1998 - Dir.: Tom Shadyac)

As always, all of these films (including "Patch Adams"!) are available for rental on Netflix.



I have also come up with a schedule for the month of October; rather predictably, the subject is Horror. I've scheduled three of the most highly regarded films of the genre that I've never seen:

OCTOBER 5-11: "SUSPIRIA" (1977 - Dir.: Dario Argento)
OCTOBER 12-18: "BRIDE OF FRANKENSTEIN" (1935 - Dir.: James Whale)
OCTOBER 19-25: "A NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET" (1984 - Dir.: Wes Craven)
OCTOBER 26-NOVEMBER 1 (Dare Daniel): TBD