A documentary about the models of the Robert Bresson’s film Pickpocket (1959). The documentary is an investigation of Bresson’s method and direction that reveals the persona of the people whose life was changed by the making of the film and the interaction with Bresson in the summer 1959.

More than a novelty premise, Babette Mangolte’s search for three models from Bresson’s Pickpocket yields astute results. The Models of Pickpocket reveals Bresson’s ability to strip performance from action, and the uncanny connection between audience and subject.