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Empty the pond to get the fish.

Robert Bresson

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Robert Bresson
Age: 98 †
Born: 1901
Born: September 25
Died: 1999
Died: December 18
Director
Film Director
Painter
Screenwriter
Puy-de-Dome
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Ponds
Fish
Fishes
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