Silence is an important cinematic tool in the hands of Robert Bresson, as seen in this masterful film.
The Big Picture In a vintage interview with François-Régis Bastide, director Robert Bresson expressed his fondness for eschewing non-diegetic music whenever possible in his movies. Bresson found it strange to watch movies where "we’re in the middle of the countryside" yet there is a booming orchestra on the soundtrack.
How Does Silence Manifest in ‘Mouchette’? Mouchette focuses on a teenager named Mouchette whose life is solely defined by misery. She lives with a bedridden mom who is always at death's door while her father has nothing but physical violence and derogatory remarks for his child. At school, Mouchette is tormented by teachers and students alike, with the youngster reacting to this social isolation by lashing out at her classmates.
The screams of the tormented are truly bloodcurdling. Equally devastating is watching tortured souls so resigned to their fate that they don’t even protest their horrific status quo. The silence in Mouchette captures this chilling quality exquisitely. Background noises dominate the soundtrack of the film, a detail that emphasizes just how much Mouchette has been drowned out by the world she inhabits.
The Silence in ‘Mouchette’ Only Gets More Horrifying In the second half of Mouchette, the overwhelming silence of the film persists but begins to take on new forms to suggest new complexities in the life of Mouchette. For one thing, the emphasis on minimal music and dialogue makes the scene of Arsène grabbing Mouchette before he rapes her all the more horrifying.
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