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Au hasard Balthazar

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Genres: Drama
Starring: Anne Wiazemsky, Walter Green, François Lafarge
Director: Robert Bresson
Plot Synopsis:

A profound masterpiece from one of the most revered filmmakers in the history of cinema, Au hasard Balthazar, directed by Robert Bresson, follows the donkey Balthazar as he is passed from owner to owner, some kind and some cruel but all with motivations outside of his understanding. Balthazar, whose life parallels that of his first keeper, Marie, is truly a beast of burden, suffering the sins of humankind. But despite his powerlessness, he accepts his fate nobly. Through Bresson’s unconventional approach to composition, sound, and narrative, this simple story becomes a moving parable about purity and transcendence.

  • Release Details
    Release Date: May 29th, 2018
    Movie Release Year: 1966
    Release Country: United States
    Movie Studio: Criterion
  • Technical Specs
    Length:95 Minutes
    Specs:Blu-ray
    Video Resolution/Codec:1080p/AVC MPEG-4
    Aspect Ratio(s):1.66:1
    Audio Formats:French LPCM Mono
    Subtitles/Captions:English
    Special Features:Interview from 2005 with film scholar Donald Richie
    “Un metteur en ordre: Robert Bresson,” a 1966 French television program about the film, featuring Bresson, filmmakers Jean-Luc Godard and Louis Malle, and members of Balthazar’s cast and crew
    Original theatrical trailer
    Plus: An essay by film scholar James Quandt