Au Hasard Balthazar
Au Hasard Balthazar
France 1966 - Robert Bresson - 91 mins
Balthazar, a donkey, is passed from owner to owner, some kind, some cruel, but all with motivations beyond his understanding. Truly a beast of burden, suffering the sins of man, he accepts his fate nobly despite his powerlessness. By Bresson's unconventional approach this seemingly simple story becomes a moving parable of purity and transcendence.