---
name: "Robert Bresson"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/robert-bresson"
fi1m_id: "robert-bresson"
imdb_id: "nm0000975"
tmdb_id: 10346
wikidata_id: "Q55391"
roles: ["Director","Writer"]
born: "25 September 1901"
died: "18 December 1999"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 3
average_fi1m_score: 86
average_as: "director"
average_over: 3
updated: "2026-09-25T08:30:56.073634+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
---

# Robert Bresson

## Identity

Robert Bresson

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/robert-bresson
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** robert-bresson
- **IMDb ID:** nm0000975
- **TMDB ID:** 10346
- **Wikidata ID:** Q55391
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Bresson, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q55391, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000975/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/10346

Director and writer. Born 25 September 1901 in Bromont-Lamothe, Puy-de-Dôme, Auvergne, France. Died 18 December 1999.

## Details

- **Work:** Director, Writer
- **Born:** 25 September 1901, Bromont-Lamothe, Puy-de-Dôme, Auvergne, France
- **Died:** 18 December 1999
- **Active:** 1951–1959
- **Also known as:** ロベール・ブレッソン, 로베르 브레송, Робер Брессон, 로버트 브레송
- **Cannes Film Festival:** 2 Cannes prizes (2 won)
- **Average Fi1m score:** 86, as director, over 3 titles
- **Fi1m against the critics:** 86 to 82 across 3 titles
- **Score spread:** 3 at 80+, 0 at 60–79, 0 under 60
- **Genres:** Drama 3, Crime 1, Thriller 1
- **Screen time:** 5 hours of reviewed films
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Bresson, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q55391, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000975/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/10346

## Biography

Robert Bresson (25 September 1901 – 18 December 1999) was a French film director and screenwriter. He was born in Bromont-Lamothe, Puy-de-Dôme, France. He trained as a painter before entering cinema, directing the short film Public Affairs in 1934. He was held as a prisoner of war by German forces during the Second World War.

Bresson directed and wrote the screenplay for Diary of a Country Priest (1951). His other films include Les Dames du bois de Boulogne (1945), A Man Escaped (1956), Pickpocket (1959), The Trial of Joan of Arc (1963), Au Hasard Balthazar (1966), Mouchette (1967), Lancelot of the Lake (1974), The Devil, Probably (1977) and L'Argent (1983). He worked as director and writer or co-writer on these productions.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com, britannica.com.*

## On Fi1m (3)

- *Pickpocket* (1959), Fi1m 84, Director, Screenplay — [page](https://film.one/film/pickpocket.md)
- *A Man Escaped* (1956), Fi1m 90, Director, Writer, Scenario Writer, Dialogue — [page](https://film.one/film/a-man-escaped.md)
- *Diary of a Country Priest* (1951), Fi1m 84, Screenplay, Adaptation, Director — [page](https://film.one/film/diary-of-a-country-priest.md)

## Complete filmography (18)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *Morceaux de Cannes* (2021), Actor
- *L'Argent* (1983), Director, Writer
- *The Devil, Probably* (1977), Director, Screenplay
- *Lancelot of the Lake* (1974), Director, Screenplay
- *Four Nights of a Dreamer* (1972), Director, Writer
- *A Gentle Woman* (1969), Director, Writer
- *Mouchette* (1967), Director, Screenplay
- *Au Hasard Balthazar* (1966), Director, Writer
- *The Trial of Joan of Arc* (1963), Director, Screenplay
- *Pickpocket* (1959), Director, Screenplay — Fi1m 84, [page](https://film.one/film/pickpocket.md)
- *A Man Escaped* (1956), Director, Scenario Writer, Dialogue, Writer — Fi1m 90, [page](https://film.one/film/a-man-escaped.md)
- *Diary of a Country Priest* (1951), Director, Screenplay, Adaptation — Fi1m 84, [page](https://film.one/film/diary-of-a-country-priest.md)
- *Les Dames du bois de Boulogne* (1945), Director, Scenario Writer, Adaptation, Screenplay
- *Angels of Sin* (1943), Writer, Director
- *Southern Carrier* (1937), Screenplay
- *The Twins of Brighton* (1936), Scenario Writer
- *Les Affaires publiques* (1934), Director, Writer
- *C'était un musicien* (1934), Dialogue

## Gallery

- ![Robert Bresson](https://film.one/media/person/3868685/gallery-d3add576899f.jpg) Robert Bresson — Image via TMDB
- ![Robert Bresson](https://film.one/media/person/3868685/gallery-b0de5f64571b.jpg) Robert Bresson — Image via TMDB

## Awards

### BAFTA Film Awards — 0 won, 1 nominated

- 1958: Best Film (nominated), for *A Man Escaped*

### Cannes Film Festival — 2 won

- 1983: Cannes Best Director Award (won), for *L'Argent*
- 1957: Cannes Best Director Award (won), for *A Man Escaped*

### Other awards — 7 won

- René Clair Award 1995: René Clair Award (won)
- European Film Academy Lifetime Achievement Award 1994: European Film Academy Lifetime Achievement Award (won)
- National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Director 1984: National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Director (won), for *L'Argent*
- David di Donatello Luchino Visconti 1977: David di Donatello Luchino Visconti (won)
- Sutherland Trophy 1971: Sutherland Trophy (won), for *Four Nights of a Dreamer*
- Jury Prize 1962: Jury Prize (won), for *The Trial of Joan of Arc*
- Louis Delluc Prize 1950: Louis Delluc Prize (won), for *Diary of a Country Priest*

*From Wikidata, which records wins more completely than nominations.*

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