Robert Bresson's A Man Escaped -- What Makes This Movie Great? (Episode

Sign up for my newsletter. Youtube channel updates, written reviews, and exclusive content -- free! -- http://eepurl.com/hbfI6v Robert Bresson's fourth feature film, A Man Escaped is a classic prison break movie about the French resistance during the German occupation of France in World War 2. It's a movie that influenced, among others, The Shawshank Redemption. Fontaine is imprisoned, but he longs to break free of the system. Why does this movie feature so many dissolves? so many shots of hands? This video reviews and analyzes the movie, discussing its many features. Twitter:   / drjoshmatthews   Letterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/joshmatthews/ Understanding Movies 101 Course: https://joshmatthews.org/learn-more-a... The Great Movies Series: https://joshmatthews.org/what-makes-t... Comprehensive List of the Great Movies Series: https://joshmatthews.org/what-makes-t... Movie Cliches Series -- Video Playlist:    • Why Pianos Transform Characters in Movies ...   The Great Directors Series -- Playlist:    • Werner Herzog's 10 Greatest Movies   Shot for Shot Analyses:    • Understanding Movies 101 -- How to Analyze...   Great Science-Fiction Movie List: https://joshmatthews.org/great-scienc... Other Movie Lists: https://joshmatthews.org/topics/movie... Disclaimer: All reasonable comments are welcome, including reasoned disagreements. You will be banned for foolish talk, harassment, and hate speech on sight; it's a tremendous waste of life. I believe in freedom of association and, by extension, freedom of dissociation from you.