Faced with a dying mother, an absent, alcoholic father, and a baby brother in need of care, the teenage Mouchette seeks solace in nature and daily routine, a respite from her economic and pubescent turmoil. An essential work of French filmmaking, Bresson’s hugely empathetic drama elevates its trapped protagonist into one of the cinema’s great tragic figures.

DVD includes:

* New, restored high-definition digital transfer
* Audio commentary by renowned film scholar, critic, and festival programmer Tony Rayns
* Au hasard Bresson, a half-hour documentary about the director, including behind-the-scenes footage of Robert Bresson directing Mouchette
* “Traveling,” a segment from the cine-magazine TV series Cinéma, featuring on-set interviews with Bresson and actors Nadine Nortier and Jean-Claude Guilbert
* Original theatrical trailer, cut by Jean-Luc Godard
* New and improved English subtitle translation
* Plus: A new essay by writer Robert Polito

Awards: Cannes (1967): Winner OCIC Award, Nominated Golden Palm; French Syndicate of Cinema Critics (1968): Winner Best Film; Italian National Syndicate of Film Journalists (1969): Winner Best Director - Foreign Film; Venice Film Festival (1967): Winner Best Film