Mouchette

Mouchette is a 1967 French film directed by Robert Bresson, starring Nadine Nortier, and Jean-Claude Guilbert. It is based on the novel by Georges Bernanos.

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According to Bresson, "Mouchette offers evidence of misery and cruelty. She is found everywhere: wars, concentration camps, tortures, assasinations."

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This film tells the story of a young girl whose life is met with countless tragedies. Mouchette (Nadine Nortier) lives in an isolated rural village with her alcoholic father and bed-stricken mother, where she is forced to take care of her infant brother and do all of the housework. At school, Mouchette is mocked and ignored by her classmates and teacher.

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