Pickpocket
Date: 1959
Director: Robert Bresson
Production Company: Compagnie Cinématographique de France
Stars: Martin LaSalle, Marika Green, Jean Pélégri
Location(s): Paris (France)
Region(s): France
Storyline:
Unable to find work, a man embarks on a career of pickpocketing.
Additional Information:
Screen shots uploaded by Phil Wilkinson from source material provided by John Tunstill.
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Crowds head to the stands to watch the next race as Michel watches for a likely victim. Longchamps racecourse, Route des Tribunes, Paris, France.
- Capture 2
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Michel (Martin LaSalle) leaves the stands after stealing from a woman's handbag. Longchamps racecourse in Paris.
- Capture 3
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Michel makes his way onto the street. Outside Longchamps racecourse on Route des Tribunes, Paris.
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After a successful 'dip' Michel leaves the Metro. Varenne station on Line 13. The station is at the junction of Boulevard des Invalides and Rue de Varenne in the 7th arrondissement.
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The building and bus stop opposite Michel's seedy apartment block. The stop is served by line 195 and reads Châtillon and Rue de Paris but this could be a prop. Unidentified location.
- Capture 6
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Michel spots his next mark. Unknown location.
- Capture 7
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An Accomplice (Henri Kassagi) takes the wallet from Michel. Unidentified location.
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Michel enters a cafe. Unknown location.
- Capture 9
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The next target. An unidentified location with a branch of Les Frères Lissac opticians in the centre left background.
- Capture 10
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Michel watches as his Accomplice moves in. Unknown location.
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The Accomplice follows the man. Unidentified location.
- Capture 12
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Michel returns to Gare de Lyon station, Paris.
- Capture 13
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Michel watches the crowd. Notices for trains to Marseille give this away as Gare de Lyon station.
- Capture 14
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Police in plain clothes are noticed on the station concourse. Gare de Lyon station, Boulevard Diderot, Paris.
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When the police are spotted, Michel leaves the station. Gare de Lyon station.
- Capture 16
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Michel arrives back at Gare de Lyon station, Paris. The station was also seen in 'Love in the Afternoon'.
- Capture 17
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Michel sees his Accomplices as they are led away by the police. Gare de Lyon station, Paris.
- Capture 18
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To avoid being caught, Michel leaves the station. Steve Randall identifies Quai Saint-Michel in the 5th arrondissement of Paris with the Palais de Justice across the Seine in the background.
- Capture 19
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Michel decides to leave Paris. If the continuity runs right, this is looking through the doors of Gare de Lyon station, Paris. The area has seen a lot of rebuilding.
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Michel boards the train to Milan. Gare de Lyon station, Boulevard Diderot, Paris.
- Capture 21
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After drifting around Europe, a penniless Michel returns to Paris. Gare de Lyon station in the XIIe arrondissement.
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Michel returns to Longchamps racecourse, Paris.
- Capture 23
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An undercover policeman waits to trap Michel. Longchamps racecourse, Route des Tribunes, Paris 75116, France.