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Mouchette
Why this pick
Bresson’s equally spare, unsentimental study of a vulnerable rural teenager turns small humiliations into a devastating spiritual and emotional ordeal.
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MOVIE1966 1h 35m FRA
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Why this pick
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Why this pick
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Why this pick
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01 / THE STORY
A little about the film.
The film follows Marie (Wiazemsky), a shy farm girl, and her beloved donkey Balthazar over many years. As Marie grows up, the pair becomes separated, but the film traces both their fates as they live parallel lives, continually taking abuse of all forms from the people they encounter. The donkey has several owners, most of whom exploit him, often with more cruelty than kindness. Balthazar and Marie often suffer at the hands of the same people.
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02 / FACES IN THE FRAME
The people who bring it to life.
Anne Wiazemsky
Marie