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Mouchette (France)
Cruel reality
Director: Robert Bresson
Cast: Nadine Nortier Jean-Claude Guilbert
Footage: 80min
Year: 1967
Mouchette was based on a novel by Georges Bernanos, the same writer responsible for the source of Bresson's best-known film, Diary of a Country Priest.
The title character is a 14-year-old girl, weighed down by a lonely existence, an alcoholic father, and a dying mother. Seeking escape, Mouchette becomes attracted to an inebriated poacher, who takes advantage of her vulnerability by raping her, ultimately leading to tragic consequences.
References:
Au Hasard, Balthazar and Mouchette
MOUCHETTE (France 1967 82 minutes)
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