Today I am thinking about M. Bresson, (no relation to distinguished auteur, Bob). Guillaume is
in a big show in Karlsruhe at the mo, and the Germans, methinks rather dismissive. They're very theatrical (the Bressons)- look a bit
like movie stills- if Caravaggio was your D.P. Yes they're OTT, probably belong with
Inka Essenhigh as much as campy history painting. But that combination of sick violence and sweet stylisation is something the French seem to go for - like Jean-Pierre Jeunet (guy that made
Amelie and that one about
The Island of Lost Children or something...). Anyway, same kind of vibe in
Guillaume Bresson. It's refreshing, for a while.
Here's another one.