Au Hasard Balthazar

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Anya S @AnyaS Jun 18, 2026 Depite the stature of this film as brilliant artistic cinema, it's hard to enjoy this depressing slog of humanity, especially Marie, who hasn't yet learned about free will. See more Stephen C @bob25009 Jun 9, 2025 Success in 1.5 hours!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! In French (France) and English versions with English subtitles!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! See more jacob c @RT09118617 Jun 4, 2025 A profoundly moving, vivid, and melancholy odyssey showcasing the breadth of human grief, greed, ignorance and cruelty. See more Morvia 8thsin/ 3 @RT92054019 Sep 30, 2023 The film may have much appreciation in the professional world as one of the greatest films of all time but these are noted in focus or in the spotlight aside from the animal as first time actors with much to prove in this regard but in present day in my opinion there is a scene in which the donkey's tail has paper attached and is lit on fire then actually shown with smoke on its tail with the donkey struggling/distressed-I cannot tolerate this in the movie and the movie has to put it into the improbable meaning to show a near appearance of the donkey as what was done when the rebellious character hit the donkey numerous times meaning continue the mind frame set as with the striking, as the donkey looked fake as it should have been if it wasn't as the actions of the donkey were not shown. This would then continue the scene where with artificial donkey with tail lit on fire with paper attached then do a sound disagreement with a donkey's animated voice and not the donkey in portrayal but could have been the identical disagreement as far at was shown and heard in previous in the people having the donkey want to pull the cart but this time with only heard which would then promote a distance from distress/cruelty as shown with artistry. In more with then having a character catch this rebellious person in the act as children playing nearby and were curiously viewing so to speak while in doing this and a child questioning it which would then reflect into when the donkey was first met in the field by a child wanting it otherwise it is cruelty to animals and cannot give high praise for this film which is not acceptable as far as I'm concerned to not put artistry in case of cruelty. The movie should have focused on how society has distanced itself from the animal meaning in portrayal demonstrate how society has shifted views from cruelty into humanity and for this would then symbolize for the world in that matter which then in my opinion would have made this movie a true work of art. See more Shioka O @RT54204327 Feb 25, 2023 I watched this after EO (2022), found that it was a homage to this. from now on, I can only see donkeys as a sad symbol... such a emotional human tale. See more dave s @RT68722908 Nov 2, 2022 On the surface, Robert Bresson's Au Hasard Balthazar tells a pretty simple tale. It is the story of the life of a donkey, from birth to death. It's really that simple and that is a part of the beauty of the film. However, it is more an examination of the best and worst that humanity has to offer, love and compassion on one hand, exploitation and unrelenting cruelty on the other. Throughout everything, Balthazar reacts with blind, unthinking compliance, much like his human counterparts. Like most of Bresson's films, it is austere throughout, its simplicity masking its thematic complexity. It is a thoughtful and heartbreaking movie that will linger in the mind of the viewer long after the final scene fades to black. See more Read all reviews

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