Notes on the Cinematograph
Ranked #6 in Cinema, Ranked #7 in Cinematography — see more rankings.
A key influence on the French New Wave and the director of such iconic works as Pickpocket and A Man Escaped, Robert Bresson is one of the central figures of French cinema. Notes on the Cinematograph is not only his definitive treatise on film—its inherent peculiarity and potential—but an ascetic meditation on how art transcends, and is transformed by, the senses.
Bresson upends inherited truths with empirical ones, calling for film to divest itself of the trappings of theater in order to come into its own as an art form. While theater is capable of... more
Bresson upends inherited truths with empirical ones, calling for film to divest itself of the trappings of theater in order to come into its own as an art form. While theater is capable of... more
Rankings by Category
Notes on the Cinematograph is ranked in the following categories:
- #71 in Aesthetics
- #11 in Film
- #31 in Filmmaking
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