Neither God nor Master: Robert Bresson and Radical Politics

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Neither God nor Master This page intentionally left blank Robert Bresson and Radical Politics Brian Price university of minnesota press minneapolis london Neither God nor Master Portions of chapter 1 previously appeared as “The End of Transcendence, the Mourning of Crime: Bresson’s Hands,” Studies in French Cinema 2, no. 3 (Spring 2003): 127–34; reproduced by kind permission of Susan Hayward and Phil Powrie. Chapter 4 first appeared as “Une femme douce and the Spectrum of Revolt: Bresson’s Transition to Color in the Aftermath of May ’68,” Framework 43, no. 1 (Spring 2002): 127–60; copyright 2002 Wayne State University Press; reprinted with the permission of Wayne State University Press. Copyright 2011 by the Regents of the University of Minnesota All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted, in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise, without the prior written permission of the publisher. Published by the University of Minnesota Press 111 Third Avenue South, Suite 290 Minneapolis, MN 55401-2520 http://www.upress.umn.edu Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Price, Brian. Neither god nor master: Robert Bresson and radical politics / Brian Price. p. cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. isbn 978-0-8166-5461-1 (hc: alk. paper) — isbn 978-0-8166-5462-8 (pb: alk. paper) 1. Bresson, Robert—Criticism and interpretation. I. Title. pn1998.3.b755p75 2011 791.4302´33092—dc22 2010030718 Printed in the United States of America on acid-free paper. The University of Minnesota is an equal-opportunity educator and employer. 17 16 15 14 13 12 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 For Meghan This page intentionally left blank Is it for singing always the same song that the nightingale is so admired? robert bresson, Notes on the Cinematographer This page intentionally left blank ...