Robert Bresson

Awards & Honours

Awards Won

Honours

Rankings

Records

Robert Bresson holds the record for the most films (seven) on the 2012 Sight and Sound critics' poll of the greatest films ever made, a testament to his singular vision. A Man Escaped, Pickpocket, and Au hasard Balthazar all ranked in the top 100. Jean-Luc Godard famously called him the French cinema itself. Bresson's influence extends across generations of filmmakers, from Paul Schrader to the Dardenne brothers. His awards include top prizes at Venice, Cannes, and Berlin, as well as France's highest cultural honour, the Grand Prix national des Arts et des Lettres.

AwardsBresson won the International Prize at the Venice Film Festival for Diary of a Country Priest (1951), the Best Director Award at Cannes for A Man Escaped (1957), the Special Jury Prize at Cannes for The Trial of Joan of Arc (1962), and the Silver Bear at the Berlin Film Festival for The Devil, Probably (1977). He also received the Grand Prix national des Arts et des Lettres and was a recipient of the French Legion of Honour.

Honours & Distinctions

French Legion of Honour

Government of France

Awarded for his contributions to cinema.

Grand Prix national des Arts et des Lettres

French Ministry of Culture

France's highest cultural honour.

President d'honneur de la Société des réalisateurs de films

Société des réalisateurs de films·1968

Honorary president of the French film directors' society.

Rankings & Lists

#Most films on the list (7)

Sight and Sound Critics' Poll of Greatest Films of All Time

Sight and Sound·2012

Records & Feats

Most films on the Sight and Sound greatest films list

Career Milestone·2012

Bresson holds the record for the most films (seven) on the 2012 Sight and Sound critics' poll of the greatest films ever made.