Robert Bresson: Les Dames du Bois de Boulogne [The Ladies from Bois de Boulogne] [OmeU] France, 1945. R: Robert Bresson with Maria Casarès, Paul Bernard, Élina Labourdette, 84 min
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When Hélène realizes that her lover Jean no longer loves her, she conceals her insult and begins to prepare a careful revenge. She arranges his encounter with the young Agnès, who lives in poverty together with her mother and used to earn her living as a dancer and prostitute. Jean falls in love without knowing Agnès's past. Based on a passage from Diderot's Jacques the Fatalist, with dialogues by Jean Cocteau, Bresson tells of wounded pride, social contempt and the resistant power of love.
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When Hélène realises that her lover Jean no longer loves her, she conceals her hurt and begins to plot an elaborate revenge. She arranges for him to meet the young Agnès, who lives in poverty with her mother and formerly earned her living as a dancer and prostitute. Jean Falls in Love, Unaware of Agnèss Past Adapted from an episode in Diderot's Jacques the Fatalist, with Dialogue by Jean Cocteau, Bresson's film Explores Wounded Pride, Social Contempt and the Resilient Power of Love.
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When Hélène realizes that her lover Jean no longer loves her, she conceals her insult and begins to prepare a careful revenge. She arranges his encounter with the young Agnès, who lives in poverty together with her mother and used to earn her living as a dancer and prostitute. Jean falls in love without knowing Agnès's past. Based on a passage from Diderot's Jacques the Fatalist, with dialogues by Jean Cocteau, Bresson tells of wounded pride, social contempt and the resistant power of love.
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