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Jacques è un giovane pittore, che incontra per caso Marthe mentre lei medita il suicidio sul Pont-Neuf a Parigi. Parlano e concordano di rivedersi la notte successiva. Lui scopre che quella ... Leggi tuttoJacques è un giovane pittore, che incontra per caso Marthe mentre lei medita il suicidio sul Pont-Neuf a Parigi. Parlano e concordano di rivedersi la notte successiva. Lui scopre che quella notte l'amante di lei non è apparso sul ponte.Jacques è un giovane pittore, che incontra per caso Marthe mentre lei medita il suicidio sul Pont-Neuf a Parigi. Parlano e concordano di rivedersi la notte successiva. Lui scopre che quella notte l'amante di lei non è apparso sul ponte.
- Regia
- Sceneggiatura
- Star
- Premi
- 2 vittorie e 1 candidatura in totale
Robert de Laroche
- Bit Part
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Jérôme Massart
- Jacques' Visitor
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Marku Ribas
- Singer
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Recensioni in evidenza
Revered for his minimalist approach to cinema, writer-director Robert Bresson shows an unerring artistic eye for his surroundings in this French-Italian co-production (in French with English subtitles); however, he stumbles with this pallid script (inspired by Dostoyevsky's short story "White Nights") about two young people in Paris. It's a flashback-heavy non-romance between a starving artist and a suicidal girl. After stopping her from leaping from a bridge, the painter finds himself drawn to the girl during an intimate conversation wherein they reveal to each other their past and present regrets (she's still pining for her fickle lover). Bresson and cinematographer Pierre Lhomme do capture lyrical, lazy bits of business--and sensual, though not particularly erotic, female nudes. Unfortunately, the characters never take shape, and the amateur actors (a Bresson specialty) aren't compelling. ** from ****
Of all Bresson's movies, it is the only one that can be easily avoided. Completists only should worry about it.
Given the brilliance of former and further scenarios, this one is inexplicably bland. The main character is dull, aloof when he's supposed to be giving all he has. The heroine is unwatchable- we'll find her later in Eustache's masterpiece "The mother and the whore". The "other guy" who we get to see in the end is just a face in the crowd.
The story in itself is quite of some interest, although the shooting, editing and worst of all clothing makes us wish we were never born. Insects in a distance, the heroes do their thing which appears aimless if not whimsical.
Whoever wishes to see an honest interpretation of the same story will turn with profits to Visconti's "White nights". Use your energy for all other Bresson's movies, forget this one. A shame.
Given the brilliance of former and further scenarios, this one is inexplicably bland. The main character is dull, aloof when he's supposed to be giving all he has. The heroine is unwatchable- we'll find her later in Eustache's masterpiece "The mother and the whore". The "other guy" who we get to see in the end is just a face in the crowd.
The story in itself is quite of some interest, although the shooting, editing and worst of all clothing makes us wish we were never born. Insects in a distance, the heroes do their thing which appears aimless if not whimsical.
Whoever wishes to see an honest interpretation of the same story will turn with profits to Visconti's "White nights". Use your energy for all other Bresson's movies, forget this one. A shame.
I watched this film the following day after watching ' Une Femme Douce ', and although I had seen both long ago it is good revisiting any Bresson film, especially as both of them have not been seen as much as a lot of his other films. Both are from Dostoyevsky, and despite not wanting to I found that ' Une Femme Douce ' to be first rate while ' Quatre nuits d'un reveur ' is not. I would like to blame it on the poor copy I have of it and perhaps its condition spoiled the unarguable ' beautiful ' imagery. The river Seine and ' les bateaux- mouches ' that glide down on it are a tourist's dream, plus the singers on it. The film is also concentrated on Pont Neuf, also a tourist's dream, and what with the obvious beauty of the two main actor's it is a seductive film. There is also female semi-nudity in it, and this too is part of the ' dream ' of Paris. All of these images have been used before, and I am astonished that Bresson filmed ( for most of the film ) these cliched images of a complex and often very ugly real city. The story is simple. Man saves a woman attempting suicide because the lover she has waited a year for has not turned up. Once more the suicidal theme recurs in Bresson's work, but I will give no spoilers as to how this rather banal story ends. I love Dostoyevsky as much as I revere Bresson but his ' White Nights ' is not as good in my opinion as the rest of his work. I also disliked the choice of making the two leads such aimless, and clearly well off people. At the very least in ' Une Femme Douce ' the two main characters are in work, or seeking work and both Dominigue Sanda and the excellent Guy Frangin ( why did he not do more cinema ? ) are miles ahead in the acting field than Isabelle Weingarten and Guillaume des Forets in this film. The plus side is that the shallow nature of the early 1970's is well conveyed but like a boomerang this returns hitting at the film and making it shallow in itself. I allow any great director a few failures, and a failure this is, at least from my perspective. I give it a 5 because despite the ( to me ) triviality of love lost for one, and found for the other, the signature moments of Bresson are there. The shots of hands, the lack of music, except from within the scenes, and not imposed, and his no doubt clear eye for detail that other directors fail to see are there. A saddening experience from a director I admire so much.
My Rating : 6/10
Minimalist, inconsequential and bland - that's how I would describe 'Four Nights of a Dreamer'.
Bresson's typical ascetic approach to cinematography is no doubt visible however it fails to make any impact on this viewer.
The aimless artist meets a damsel in distress is cinematic cliche and while there are bits of 1970's life and society of France - the lack of emotion makes the story ineffective and dispassionate.
No doubt the worst film-work of all of Bresson's stellar filmography.
Minimalist, inconsequential and bland - that's how I would describe 'Four Nights of a Dreamer'.
Bresson's typical ascetic approach to cinematography is no doubt visible however it fails to make any impact on this viewer.
The aimless artist meets a damsel in distress is cinematic cliche and while there are bits of 1970's life and society of France - the lack of emotion makes the story ineffective and dispassionate.
No doubt the worst film-work of all of Bresson's stellar filmography.
An aimless artist/dreamer meets a woman considering suicide, and they tell each other their stories.
I saw this film twice with Japanese subtitles. Tonight I saw a print (and very different version) with English subtitles.
In this film, Bresson makes everyday life beautiful.... the lights on the river, the Brazilian music coming from a beautifully lighted tour boat going under the bridge the lovers are on... The story is small... An aimless artist prevents a woman from suicide and listens to her story and tries to help her reunite with her lover. This story seems to be seen through a dark filter of the beauty of Paris and its people.
A scene where the heroine is making love in the next room while her mother is walking back and forth calling her name, not realizing that her daughter is right next door... Her voice gets louder and softer and louder...
The scene with the aimless artist following one beautiful woman, only to be distracted by another beautiful woman whom he then follows....
There are many small beauties in this film. And my telling you about them will only make you anticipate them with pleasure.
Bresson, working with a minor little story has created a film of great beauty. Good luck finding it....I was fortunate enough to see it at a theater twice, where the beauty of the scenery could be appreciated. For some reason, it is not out in video or DVD. The DVD I saw probably had the photographer setting up his camera in the dark theater... and shooting at the screen!
In this film, Bresson makes everyday life beautiful.... the lights on the river, the Brazilian music coming from a beautifully lighted tour boat going under the bridge the lovers are on... The story is small... An aimless artist prevents a woman from suicide and listens to her story and tries to help her reunite with her lover. This story seems to be seen through a dark filter of the beauty of Paris and its people.
A scene where the heroine is making love in the next room while her mother is walking back and forth calling her name, not realizing that her daughter is right next door... Her voice gets louder and softer and louder...
The scene with the aimless artist following one beautiful woman, only to be distracted by another beautiful woman whom he then follows....
There are many small beauties in this film. And my telling you about them will only make you anticipate them with pleasure.
Bresson, working with a minor little story has created a film of great beauty. Good luck finding it....I was fortunate enough to see it at a theater twice, where the beauty of the scenery could be appreciated. For some reason, it is not out in video or DVD. The DVD I saw probably had the photographer setting up his camera in the dark theater... and shooting at the screen!
Lo sapevi?
- QuizBased on the short story 'White Nights' by Fyodor Dostoevsky.
- ConnessioniReferenced in La maman et la putain (1973)
- Colonne sonoreMusseke
Written by Mané Gomes, Marku Ribas, Wilson Sá Brito
Performed by Marku Ribas
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- 15.488 USD
- Tempo di esecuzione
- 1h 27min(87 min)
- Mix di suoni
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- 1.66 : 1
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