This event is in the past.It took place on August 6, 2026 at Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive.
Thriller
ThrillerDowntown Berkeley, Berkeley
🎬"the greatest French film of all time" — Jean-Pierre Melville
🏆Compared to Renoir's Grand Illusion and Bresson's A Man Escaped (Telluride)
🎞Shot in real prison with actual inmates
Jacques Becker's final film is a white-knuckle prison break thriller shot in a real prison with real inmates. The 1960 classic builds tension so precisely, you'll catch yourself holding your breath for the escape.
Classic cinema
French New Wave adjacent
Prison thriller
Taut suspense
ThrillerThrillerDowntown Berkeley, Berkeley
🎬"the greatest French film of all time" — Jean-Pierre Melville
🏆Compared to Renoir's Grand Illusion and Bresson's A Man Escaped (Telluride)
🎞Shot in real prison with actual inmates
Jacques Becker's final film is a white-knuckle prison break thriller shot in a real prison with real inmates. The 1960 classic builds tension so precisely, you'll catch yourself holding your breath for the escape.
Classic cinema
French New Wave adjacent
Prison thriller
Taut suspense