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With the simplest of concepts and sparest of techniques, Robert Bresson (Au hasard Balthazar) made one of the most suspenseful jailbreak films of all time in A Man Escaped. Based on the memoirs of an imprisoned French resistance leader, this unbelievably taut and methodical marvel follows the fictional Fontaine's single-minded pursuit of freedom, detailing the planning and carrying out of his escape with gripping precision. But Bresson's film is not merely process-minded - it's a work of intense spirituality and humanity. SPECIAL EDITION FEATURES: New high-definition digital restoration; Bresson: Without a Trace, a 1965 episode of the television program Cinastes de notre temps in which the director gives his first on-camera interview; The Essence of Forms, a forty-five-minute documentary from 2010 in which some of Bresson's collaborators and admirers, including actor Franois Leterrier and director Bruno Dumont, share their thoughts about the director and his work; New visual essay with text by film scholars David Bordwell and Kristin Thompson; Trailer; New English subtitle translation; PLUS: A booklet featuring an essay by film scholar Tony Pipolo