A Man Escaped [Priced-down Reissue]

[Machine Translation] One condemned prisoner escapes, or the wind blows where it wishes. A masterpiece by the great filmmaker Bresson, who depicts with breathtaking poetic tension the entire film about a condemned prisoner on death row who is determined to escape from prison in pursuit of freedom. Winner of the Best Director Award at the 1957 Cannes Film Festival. -Lyon, 1943. Fontaine (F. Letelier), a French lieutenant captured by the Nazis, attempts to escape by opening the door of a car on his way to prison, but fails and is placed in a cell in Montluc prison in handcuffs. Determined to escape, Fontaine communicates with his neighbors by banging on the walls, and begins exchanging letters and other things with a prisoner strolling in the courtyard. One day, however, his handcuffs are removed and he is transferred to a cell on the third floor. His neighbors do not respond when he taps on the wall. In the few moments he has to throw away his filth and wash his face, he exchanges information with the other prisoners. He observes the planks of the cell door and thinks that he might be able to cut away the seams. Luckily, Fontaine obtains an iron spoon and chisels it by shaving the handle on the cell floor...

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ひとりの死刑囚が逃げた、あるいは風は自らの望むところに吹く。自由を求めて― 脱獄を貫徹する死刑囚を全編息つまる詩的緊張で描く巨匠ブレッソンの代表作。クローズアップを多用し、短いカットをつなぎあわせることで死と隣り合わせの緊張感を描く「シネマトグラフ」を代表する作品。1957年カンヌ国際映画祭監督賞受賞作品。――1943年リヨン。ナチスに捕えられたフランス軍中尉フォンティーヌ(F・ルテリエ)は護送途中の車のドアを開け逃亡を試みるが失敗、手錠をつけられたままモンリュック監獄の独房に入れられる。脱獄を決意したフォンティーヌは、壁を叩くことで隣人と意志の疎通を図り、中庭を散歩している囚人を通じて手紙や物のやり取りを始める。しかし、ある日手錠を外された彼は3階の独房へと移されてしまう。壁を叩いても隣人は反応しない。汚物を捨て、洗面をするわずかな時間の中で他の囚人たちと情報交換した彼は、独房の扉の板を観察し、継ぎ目を削ることができるのではないかと考える。運よく鉄のスプーンを手に入れたフォンティーヌは、独房の床で柄を削って鑿を作り・・・