The Pickpocket (1954)

September17

I love classic con man movies.

It’s one of the reasons why I got into this world in the first place. The narrative structure of film, with it’s twists, turns and emotional manipulation are the perfect medium for exploring scams and cons.

The celebrate, I am creating a series of annotated clips of classic scam movies. Each short clip features pop ups that reveal all the secrets of the scams being played out as well as a few behind the scenes secrets.

First up is The Pickpocket by Robert Bresson.

Be sure to let me know what you think…

Enjoy!

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3 Comments to

“The Pickpocket (1954)”

On September 17th, 2009 at 8:04 pm Anon Says:
looks great Nick.

You have to include the House of Games with Ricky Jay
On September 18th, 2009 at 1:07 am Mike Clay Says:
Love the new Blog.. looks great.. and the video was fun.. keep it up.. I am defiantly going to subscribe to your RSS
On September 18th, 2009 at 4:59 pm Leif Says:
Website looks slick. Good job!