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A condemned prisoner has escaped (A à mort s'est condamner échappé)

A condemned prisoner has escaped (1956)

The story begins in April 1943. The young lieutenant Fontaine (François Letterier), a member of the Resistance, was captured by the Germans and, after a failed escape attempt, is being held in prison in Fort Montluc . From the moment you arrive at the prison, locked in a tiny cell, Fontaine begins to plan his escape, a plan that is favored when it is moved from cell to one located on an upper floor of the prison, where Fontaine begins wooden door to drill slowly, carefully calculating the time from every step to consummate his escape from prison.

As did other French filmmakers after the end of world war, the director Robert Bresson , a film dedicated to the underground resistance movement against occupation. Bresson developed the screenplay for the film from self-titled autobiography Devigny Andre, a member of the Resistance captured by the Germans in April 1943, after being sent to prison Montluc and torture at the hands of the infamous Gestapo chief Klaus Barbie , managed to escape in the company of another inmate to be executed before the death sentence provided for a few days later. The story of this daring and successful escape Bresson attracted attention and decided to take it to the big screen, the second title in its so-called " Solitude Trilogy." True to his style manual, the director insisted on achieving the greatest possible realism. Thus, the shooting took place at the same Montcluc prison where some of the facts, and lent itself to the director Devigny the real utensils he had used in his escape. In addition, for greater accuracy, and as was normal practice in their films, when choosing the cast, Bresson used a cast of unknown actors, some anonymous performers strengthen the sense of realism of the story.

Regarding valuation, we must say that A condemned prisoner has escaped, is all a brilliant visual style and narrative by Bresson. We are witnessing the history, quite simply, an escape plan. A simple game idea known Bresson taken much further with its visual mastery, which shows the detailed design and preparation of the escape plan that intends to pursue Fontaine. At the same time, thanks to the use of a well-studied close-ups and closed, the film can move the viewer feel claustrophobic solitude which the protagonist experiences locked in his cell.

feeling perfectly narrated over a tight 95 minutes of footage, which in conjunction with the director makes use of the ellipsis visual and sound effects (which includes talks in a low voice, footsteps away , and noise in the gallery of cells) are able to put the viewer in a situation. All this contributes to a narrative crescendo reaches its climax in about twenty minutes late full of dramatic intensity showing the execution of the flight and actually kept in suspense to the viewer, thanks to the mastery with which Bresson combined tension and anxiety, sensations that are transmitted largely viewers thanks to the clever use of the action and the sounds that occur off camera.

Among the less positive side, personally I missed something over Fontaine's character development as well as a tendency to schematization in dialogue and supporting characters, but it's understandable that the director opted for this given the deliberate restraint that takes the narrative. In any case, we must conclude that " A condemned prisoner has escaped " film is visually superb and very intense on the narrative plane. A good basic story, well told, and I recommend seeing to anyone who has not had the chance.

Rating: 7 / 10