''The Devil Probably'' (french: Le Diable probablement) is a 1977

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Robert Bresson Robert Bresson (; 25 September 1901 – 18 December 1999) was a French film director. Known for his ascetic approach, Bresson contributed notably to the art of cinema; his non-professional actors, Ellipsis (narrative device), ellipses, and s ...

. It was entered into the

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, where it won the Silver Bear - Special Jury Prize. German film director

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was on that particular jury, and championed Bresson's film:

Robert Bresson's ''Le Diable probablement '' ... is the most shattering film I've seen this Berlin Festival. I think it's a major film .. the future—and this world will probably last for another few thousand years—this film will be more important than all the rubbish which is now considered important but which never really goes deep enough The questions Bresson asks will never be unimportant."

The critic J. Hoberman described the movie with one sentence: "''A Dostoyevskian story of a tormented soul, presented in the stylized manner of a medieval illumination.''"

Cast

* Antoine Monnier - Charles * Tina Irissari - Alberte *

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- Michel * Laetitia Carcano - Edwige * Nicolas Deguy - Valentin * Régis Hanrion - Dr. Mime, psychoanalyst *

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- Libraire *

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- Commissaire

References

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* * 1977 films 1970s French-language films 1977 drama films Films directed by Robert Bresson Films scored by Philippe Sarde Silver Bear Grand Jury Prize winners French drama films 1970s French films {{1970s-France-film-stub