New trailer for Robert Bresson's Pickpocket (1959) - in cinemas from 3 June 2022 | BFI

One of Robert Bresson’s most admired, intriguing and influential films, experience Pickpocket on the big screen from 3 June and on Blu-ray from 11 July https://www2.bfi.org.uk/whats-on/bfi-... Subscribe: http://bit.ly/subscribetotheBFI In one of Robert Bresson’s most admired, intriguing and influential films, resolute drifter Michel spends his days learning the art of pickpocketing and targeting the unsuspecting citizens of 1950s Paris. Following his inevitable arrest (and almost immediate release) he begins to reflect on the morality of crime, spouting vague theories about exceptional individuals being above the law. Lost in another world, he rejects the support of his friends in favour of pickpocketing, and the only way he can seem to find a place for himself in society is to engineer a head-on collision with it. Watch more on BFI Player: http://player.bfi.org.uk/ Like us on Facebook:   / britishfilminstitute   Follow us on Instagram:   / britishfilminstitute   Follow us on Twitter:   / bfi