Pickpocket

A young intellectual is of the opinion that society ought to allow certain superior types of people to commit little crimes without getting punished. So he becomes a very adept pickpocket. Ultimately, however, he is caught red handed.



Translated from: Film in Berlin. Offizielle Festspielzeitung der X. Internationalen Filmfestspiele Berlin 1960, Nr. 8
by Robert Bresson
with Martin Lassalle, Marika Green, Pierre Leymarie
France 1959 75’