Going Beyond Cézanne: The Development of Robert Bresson’s Film Style in Response to the Painting of Paul Cézanne Peter L. Doebler May 2007 Spotlight on Robert Bresson “Robert Bresson began as a painter and, while he would rarely practice the art, it was a guiding force in the development of his unique film style.” Doebler argues the case for Bresson’s debt to painting and Cézanne in particular.
