Robert Bresson's The Devil Probably (1977) | Film Review and Analysis

A reflection on Robert Bresson's The Devil Probably (Le Diable probablement). Please see below for works cited. Contents: 00:00 – My experience with Robert Bresson 02:02 – A bit of context 02:59 – Bresson's color films 04:03 – Main theme and the Dostoevsky connection 04:56 – Plot/premise 05:52 – The Camus connection 06:45 – Environmental devastation 07:45 – The Kierkegaard connection 09:16 – Youth and pragmatism 11:02 – The film's portrayal of dehumanization 11:59 – On "acting" 14:06 – On "mise-en-scène" 14:50 – Bottom line Works Cited Camus, Albert. The Myth of Sisyphus and Other Essays. New York: Vintage, 1991. Kierkegaard, Søren. The Sickness unto Death. New York: Penguin, 2004. Schrader, Paul. Transcendental Style in Film: Ozu, Bresson, Dreyer. Oakland: University of California Press, 2018.