Name: Pickpocket (1959) w/ Nicolas Estournel lecturer in Department of French & Italian at Princeton U
Start: 2025-11-05T19:00:00-05:00
Location: Princeton Garden Theatre

$Pickpocket (1959) w\/ Nicolas Estournel lecturer in Department of French & Italian at Princeton U$

Our Prof Pick Series continues with the 1959 French crime thriller PICKPOCKET. This film was selected and will be presented in person by Nicolas Estournel, a lecturer in the Department of French and Italian at Princeton University. 𝗚𝗲𝘁 𝗧𝗶𝗰𝗸𝗲𝘁𝘀: princetongardentheatre.org/specials
𝗔𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗠𝗼𝘃𝗶𝗲: Considered by many critics to be Bresson’s masterpiece, PICKPOCKET is an expertly choreographed French crime thriller. Michel, played by non-professional actor Martin LaSalle, is a master thief who spends his days working the streets (and pockets) of Paris. As his thrill of the steal grows, so does his fear of getting caught. In French w/ subtitles.
𝗔𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗦𝗽𝗲𝗮𝗸𝗲𝗿: Nicolas Estournel is a lecturer in the Department of French and Italian at Princeton University. He holds a Ph.D. in French from NYU. His research explores the concept of surface in postwar French literature and film. Drawing on contemporary theory, his work examines how surfaces—clothing, skin, screens—mediate perception and subjectivity.
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