Robert Bresson makes some quite radical distinctions between what he terms "cinematography" and something quite different: "cinema"—which is for him nothing but an attempt to photograph theater and use it for the screen.
Director of
, and many other classic films,
is, quite simply, one of the most brilliant cinematographers in the history of film.

Robert Bresson makes some quite radical distinctions between what he terms "cinematography" and something quite different: "cinema"-which is for him nothing but an attempt to photograph theater and use it for the screen. Director of "The Trial of Joan of Arc, Pickpocket, A Prisoner Escapes, Diary of a Country Priest, Money," and many other classic films, Robert Bresson is, quite simply, one of the most brilliant cinematographers in the history of film.

日前，南京大学出版社推出了法国著名导演罗贝尔•布列松的《电影书写札记》。此书是布列松的工作日记，在此他写下他的发现，寥寥数语却形成一个人的一切：他的情趣，他的好恶，它引导布列松进入电影创作的天国。在其朴素的语言和持重的风格中，我们能感受到他对真理的向往，对完美的执著，我们能理解他那永不止息的战斗，反对妥协和庸俗，对抗金钱的权势。这些文字见证了布列松的希望与失望、向往与抗拒。它们既深刻又真实，犹如鲁宾逊•克鲁索日历上的印迹。这些笔记，梦想和激情，向我们展示了肉体与精神的互补性，展示了形体的语言，声音的语言。
这些文字不仅仅是这位资深导演的日记，而且具有更深刻的意义。它们是伤痕，是痛苦印记，是稀世珍宝。在我们这个夜晚（为点亮银幕之光而必须到来的创作之夜），这些文字宛如灿烂的群星，为我们照亮了通向完美的简朴而又崎岖的小路。