As Balthazar is passed from owner to owner, some kind and some cruel, all with motivations beyond his comprehension, Robert Bresson's Au hasard Balthazar is a profound masterwork. So is Balthazar, who, like his previous caretaker Marie, bears the faults of man. Despite his helplessness, he accepts his fate graciously. This basic story becomes a poignant parable about purity and transcendence through Bresson's unique composition, sound, and narration.
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As Balthazar is passed from owner to owner, some kind and some cruel, all with motivations beyond his comprehension, Robert Bresson's Au hasard Balthazar is a profound masterwork. So is Balthazar, who, like his previous caretaker Marie, bears the faults of man. Despite his helplessness, he accepts his fate graciously. This basic story becomes a poignant parable about purity and transcendence through Bresson's unique composition, sound, and narration.
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