Pickpocket · LeviOsa

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Pickpocket · LeviOsa

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1959·NR

To reach you at last, what a strange path I had to take.

CrimeDrama1h 15m

🍅93%

🍅

93%

Tomatometer

🍿

84%

Popcornmeter

7.3

TMDB

Storyline

Michel takes up pickpocketing on a lark and is arrested soon after. His mother dies shortly after his release, and despite the objections of his only friend, Jacques, and his mother's neighbor Jeanne, Michel teams up with a couple of petty thieves in order to improve his craft. With a police inspector keeping an eye on him, Michel also tries to get a straight job, but the temptation to steal is hard to resist.

Trailers

3 videos

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2022 Re-Release Trailer

Pierre Etaix on Pickpocket

Pierre Etaix on Pickpocket

Pickpocket (1959) trailer

Pickpocket (1959) trailer

Details

DirectorRobert Bresson

ReleasedDec 16, 1959

StatusReleased

Original languageFrench

Budget

Not disclosed

Revenue

Not disclosed

Parental guideNRUS

Studio

Lux Compagnie Cinématographique de France

Cast

Martin LaSalle

Martin LaSalle

Michel

Marika Green

Marika Green

Jeanne

Jean Pélégri

Lead Inspector

Dolly Scal

The Mother

Pierre Leymarie

Jacques

Kassagi

Kassagi

1st Accomplice

Pierre Étaix

Pierre Étaix

2nd Accomplice

César Gattegno

Inspector

Sophie Saint-Just

(uncredited)

Dominique Zardi

Dominique Zardi

Subway Passenger (uncredited)

Where to watch(NG)

Rent / Buy

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Apple TV Store

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Reviews

9 reviews · 7 critics · 1 fan

6 fresh · 2 rotten

Critics consensus

“Narratively spare and told with clockwork precision, Pickpocket is a carefully observed character study that packs an emotional wallop.”

93% TomatometerRotten Tomatoes

K

Kevin Maher

RTThe Times (UK)Jun 3, 2022

A short and flawless wonder.

P

Peter Bradshaw

RTGuardianMay 31, 2022

Hypnotically intense and lucid...

E

Eric Rhode

RTSight & SoundJan 11, 2020

At first one may be impressed by the mystery surrounding these characters, until one realises that they are only mysterious because they are unable to create their own destinies.

S

Sean Axmaker

RTStream on DemandMay 4, 2024

[Robert Bresson's] austere style, emotionless direction, and minimalist scripts can become frustrating if you don’t connect. But there’s a purity in his ambition to pare away everything but the essential elements of cinema.

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Information

Title

Pickpocket

Released

Dec 16, 1959

Rated

NR

Region of Origin

France

Original Audio

French

Runtime

1h 15m

Status

Released

Studio

Lux Compagnie Cinématographique de France

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