The Essence of Forms
2010, French. Directed by Pierre-Henri Gibert.
L'essence des formes (The Essence of Forms), a documentary from 2010 in which collaborators and admirers of Bresson’s, including actor François Leterrier and director Bruno Dumont, share their thoughts about the director and his work.
- Runtime
- 0h 46m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- French
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- Released
- 1 January 2010
- Original title
- L'essence des formes: Robert Bresson déforme les sens
- Country
- France
- Written by
- Pierre-Henri Gibert
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The Essence of Forms isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 1 January 2010. (Checked 12 November 2026.)
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Who directed The Essence of Forms?
The Essence of Forms (2010) was directed by Pierre-Henri Gibert and stars François Leterrier, Pierre Lhomme, Bruno Dumont.