Pickpocket

Directed by Robert Bresson, 1959
NR; 75 minutes
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A young, unemployed Parisian, Michel (Martin LaSalle) passes the time by picking pockets, becoming obsessed with the thrill of stealing despite being watched by the police. His friend Jacques (Pierre Leymarie) is suspicious of his actions but tries to help him; meanwhile Michel avoids visiting his ailing mother (Dolly Scal) but leaves money for her with Jeanne (Marika Green), his mother’s pretty neighbor.

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