Pickpocket Primer
The screenwriters will go on strike in Hollywood on Monday. This may be a great time for them to study and why not start with Bresson and Schrader? Bresson’s Pickpocket had a direct influence on Paul Schrader’s screenplays for Taxi Driver and American Gigolo.
A clip from film “Pickpocket” by Robert Bresson
More interview with Robert Bresson including the Paul Schrader video clips here (Euroscreenwriter)
Robert Bresson: Hidden in Plain Sight An Essay by Gary Indiana