STATUS OF ROBERT BRESSON’S FILMS ON DVD

[ Last Update: March 24, 2005 ]

The following list was compiled by Brian Burke on February 23, 2005. It is a most welcome addition to our site, in view of the current dizzying pace of Bresson DVD releases. We intend to update it whenever events warrant. Please notify us in the event of errors or omissions.


Les Affaires publiques (Public Affairs) (1934 Short)

  • R1/NTSC (US): ?
  • R2/PAL (France): ?
  • R2/PAL (UK): ?

Les Anges du péché (Angels of the Streets) (1943)
  • R1/NTSC (US): ?
  • R2/PAL (France): Rights held by mk2
  • R2/PAL (UK): ?

Les Dames du Bois de Boulogne (The Ladies of the Bois de Boulogne) (1945)
  • R0/NTSC (US): Released by Criterion 03/11/03
  • R2/PAL (France): Rights held by mk2
  • R2/PAL (UK): Released by BFI 08/30/04
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Journal d'un curé de campagne (Diary of a Country Priest) (1951)
  • R0/NTSC (US): Released by Criterion 02/03/04
  • R2/PAL (France): Studio Canal? (Planned release by Studio Canal in 2002 apparently never materialized)
  • R2/PAL (UK): ?

Un Condamné à mort s'est échappé (A Man Escaped) (1956)
  • R1/NTSC (US): Released by New Yorker 05/25/05 (suffers from PAL-to-NTSC transfer)
  • R2/PAL (France): To be released by Gaumont (box set) in the Fall of 2005 (NO English subtitles)
  • R2/PAL (UK): Rights held by Artificial Eye

Pickpocket (1959)
  • R1/NTSC (US): Rights held by Criterion
  • R2/PAL (France): Released by mk2 (box set) 03/16/05 (WITH English subtitles)
  • R2/PAL (UK): To be released by Artificial Eye 04/25/05

Procès de Jeanne d'Arc (Trial of Joan of Arc) (1962)
  • R1/NTSC (US): Rights held by Criterion
  • R2/PAL (France): Released by mk2 (box set) 03/16/05 (WITH English subtitles)
  • R2/PAL (UK): To be released by Artificial Eye 05/23/05

Au Hasard Balthazar (Balthazar) (1966)
  • R1/NTSC (US): Rights held by Criterion
  • R2/PAL (France): Released by Arte 03/22/05 (NO English subtitles)
  • R0/PAL (UK): Released by Nouveaux 11/22/04

Mouchette (1967)
  • R1/NTSC (US): Rights held by Criterion
  • R2/PAL (France): Released by Arte 03/22/05 (NO English subtitles)
  • R0/PAL (UK): Released by Nouveaux 11/22/04

Une femme douce (A Gentle Woman/A Gentle Creature) (1969)
  • R1/NTSC (US): Rights held by New Yorker
  • R2/PAL (France): Rights held by Paramount
  • R2/PAL (UK): ?

Quatre nuits d'un rêveur (Four Nights of a Dreamer) (1971)
  • R1/NTSC (US): Rights held by New Yorker
  • R2/PAL (France): Rights held by mk2
  • R2/PAL (UK): ?

Lancelot du Lac (Lancelot of the Lake) (1974)
  • R1/NTSC (US): Released by New Yorker 05/25/04 (PAL-to-NTSC transfer)
  • R2/PAL (France): To be released by Gaumont (box set) in the Fall of 2005 (NO English subtitles)
  • R2/PAL (UK): Rights held by Artificial Eye

Le Diable probablement (The Devil, Probably) (1977)
  • R1/NTSC (US): Rights held by New Yorker
  • R2/PAL (France): To be released by Gaumont (box set) in the Fall of 2005 (NO English subtitles)
  • R2/PAL (UK): Rights held by Artificial Eye

L'Argent (Money) (1983)
  • R1/NTSC (US): Rights held by New Yorker
  • R2/PAL (France): Released by mk2 (box set) 03/16/05 (WITH English subtitles)
  • R2/PAL (UK): To be released by Artificial Eye 05/23/05


NOTE: There have been other releases in Japan, Korea, Taiwan, Hong Kong, and Italy, but none appear to have English subtitles.

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