Au hasard Balthazar (1966)
The story of a mistreated donkey and the people around him. A study on saintliness and a sister piece to Bresson's Mouchette. (imdb)
Genre: Drama
Directed By: Robert Bresson
Written By: Robert Bresson
Starring: Anne Wiazemsky, François Lafarge, Philippe Asselin, Nathalie Joyaut, Walter Green, Jean-Claude Guilbert, Pierre Klossowski
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I find Bresson so challenging to watch, because you get out of the movie whatever you bring in to it. His characters rarely show any emotion, so I always feel disconnected from their world. And so few plot questions are answered that it becomes almost a philosophical riddle. Lately, I've been wondering if Bunuel and Bresson aren't "inverse" directors -- the former going overboard to show his dissatisfaction with everything, while the latter only gives slight hints.
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The flat acting and lack of transitions between scenes made this difficult for me to follow, so I had to watch it twice. The second time it made much more sense when I realized that the plot basically exists as a vehicle for imagery and contemplative musing. It's a testestament to the film that I still found it completely enthralling for two back to back viewings. There really is a sort of reverent hypnotic quality imparted by the combination of religious imagery and dispassionate acting.
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Extremely simple concept about a story that unfolds by watching a donkey pass from owner to owner, but in this simplicity lays the complexity of the human nature that we can see through this movie. At times is hard to watch, but is worth it.
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The beast's burden is to bear witness to sin and cruelty. The viewer's burden is to behold such callousness through the stern, unembellished perspective of Bresson. The donkey and the director are seemingly one and the same. It is a starkness and purity which organically begets compassion and empathy, rather than commanding reactions by signposting.
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This is a beautifully shot fill filled with soulless, beat down characters. Aside for Balthazar all the characters are completely unlikable. This is one of those films I can appreciate even though didn't really like it.
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Has there ever been a more moving death scene in film history? I doubt it. The devastating emotional impact of Bresson's masterpiece resists the often stultifying effects of canonization which enables A.H.B to transcend being a museum piece that you watch out of obligation. No other film explores the depths of human cruelty with such compassion and clarity, and his stark view of the world finds its most profound expression in this story of a helpless donkey's mistreatment. Essential.
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I think Bresson maybe just isn't for me. I don't really understand what this was saying. I really appreciate a film that asks it audience to draw its own conclusions, but this feels like a film that asks its audience to draw not only the conclusion, but the premise as well. That said, you certainly feel a real empathy for the donkey, which is impressive given that he isn't anthropomorphized at all.
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