Mouchette
Bresson's achingly moving and extensively detailed account of the last day in the life of a loveless, abused and humiliated 14-year-old peasant girl. A malaise of distilled passion and wasted youth, this rigorous and often ruthless dissection of social mores was a massive influence on the work of the Dardenne brothers.
Adapted from the novel by Georges Bernanos (Diary of a Country Priest). Shot by the great Ghislain Cloquet.
