Au hasard Balthazar
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“I’ve no more tenderness, no heart, no feelings”
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Overview
A profound masterpiece from one of the most revered filmmakers in the history of cinema, Robert Bresson’s Au hasard Balthazar follows the donkey Balthazar as he is passed from owner to owner, some kind and some cruel but all with motivations beyond 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.
Why See This Film
Ranking at #25 in the most recent Sight & Sound poll of the 100 Greatest Films of All Time, Au hasard Balthazar is one of the key works of 20th century cinema. A key example of auteur Robert Bresson’s unique directorial style, known to employ non-professional actors (who he called "models") who he asked to repeat scenes until all traces of performance were stripped away, it is a formally rigorous film that is simultaneously full of soul.
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