A Man Escaped Excerpt 3 : Fontaine goes to work on his door (2’07”).

Excerpt 3

 Questions

1. Why does Bresson favor close-ups in this sequence?
2.

What does the coughing mean?

3. Discuss the tone of Fontaine’s and Terry’s voices in their brief exchange (in relation to the dramatic content of their dialogue).
4.

Likewise, how does Fontaine express his distress when he learns of Terry’s departure and the death of his neighbor on the ground floor?