The Devil, Probably

The Devil, Probably

1977 · 97 min · FR · NR · 6.8 (136 votes)
Dir. Robert Bresson · Starring Antoine Monnier, Tina Irissari, Henri de Maublanc, Laetitia Carcano, Nicolas Deguy, Régis Hanrion · Music Philippe Sarde
Drama

Charles drifts through politics, religion and psychoanalysis, rejecting them all. Once he realises the depth of his disgust with the moral and physical decline of the society he lives in, he decides that suicide is the only option...

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A stark, unflinching look at lost youth adrift in existential despair. It feels like a long, cold winter night spent contemplating the void, punctuated by fleeting moments of desperate connection.

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