Au hasard Balthazar
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Au hasard Balthazar is a 1966 French art-house drama film by Robert Bresson that follows the life and suffering of a donkey as a spiritual allegory of human cruelty and grace.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Au hasard Balthazar canonical | 2 |
| Au Hasard Balthazar | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
French film
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art-house film ⓘ film ⓘ |
| cinematographyBy | Ghislain Cloquet NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | France ⓘ |
| criticalReception | acclaimed by film critics ⓘ |
| director | Robert Bresson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributor | Athos Films NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| editedBy | Raymonde Guyot NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| featuresCharacter | Balthazar the donkey ⓘ |
| filmFormat | black-and-white ⓘ |
| follows | life of a donkey ⓘ |
| genre |
art film
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drama ⓘ spiritual allegory ⓘ |
| hasDonkeyProtagonist | Balthazar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNarrativeStructure | episodic ⓘ |
| influenced | later spiritual and art-house filmmakers ⓘ |
| movement |
French art cinema
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spiritual cinema ⓘ |
| musicBy | Franz Schubert NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
elliptical narrative
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minimalist style ⓘ non-professional actors ⓘ spiritual symbolism ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | French ⓘ |
| portrays |
abuse of animals
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abuse of women ⓘ rural poverty ⓘ sin and redemption ⓘ |
| producer | Mag Bodard NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publicationDate | 1966 ⓘ |
| recognizedAs |
masterpiece of world cinema
ⓘ
one of Robert Bresson’s major works ⓘ |
| runtime | approximately 95 minutes ⓘ |
| screenwriter | Robert Bresson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setInPeriod | rural 20th-century France ⓘ |
| stars |
Anne Wiazemsky
NERFINISHED
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François Lafarge NERFINISHED ⓘ Nathalie Joyaut NERFINISHED ⓘ Philippe Asselin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| symbolism |
Christian imagery
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martyrdom of the innocent ⓘ |
| theme |
grace
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human cruelty ⓘ redemption ⓘ religion ⓘ suffering ⓘ |
| usesMusic | Franz Schubert – Piano Sonata No. 20 in A major, D. 959 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Au Hasard Balthazar