Edition |
DVD special edition. |
Description |
1 videodisc (95 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 folded insert (10 unnumbered pages illustrations ; 19 cm). |
Physical Medium |
stamping rdapm |
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4 3/4 in. rda |
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Dolby rdaspc |
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mono rdapc |
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optical rdarm |
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digital rdatr |
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NTSC rdabs |
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region 1 rdare |
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DVD video |
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video file rdaft |
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Motion pictures lcgft |
Series |
The Criterion collection ; 297 |
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Criterion collection ; 297.
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System Details |
DVD; region 1, NTSC; 16:9 widescreen presentation (1.66:1 aspect ratio); Dolby digital monaural. |
Cast |
Anne Wiazemsky, François Lafarge, Philippe Asselin, Nathalie Joyaut, Jean-Joël Barbier, Jean Rémingnard, Walter Green, Jean-Claude Guilbert, Pierre Klossowsky, Marie-Claire Frémont, Guy Renault, Guy Brejac. |
Credits |
Directeur de la photographie [= Director of photography], Ghislain Cloquet ; chef monteur [= chief editor], Raymond Lamy ; jazz et chansons de [= jazz and songs by] Jean Wiener. |
Note |
Originally released as a motion picture in 1966. |
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Wide screen (1.66:1 aspect ratio). |
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"Restored in 2014 from the original 35 mm negative by the Éclair Group and L.E. Diapason"--English subtitles for sequence before main title. |
Audience |
Rating: Not rated. |
Summary |
"A profound masterpiece from one of the most revered filmmakers in the history of cinema ... follows the donkey Balthazar as he is passed from owner to owner, some kind and some cruel but all with motivations beyond his understanding. Balthazar, whose life parallels that of his first keeper, Marie, is truly a beast of burden, suffering the sins of humankind. But despite his powerlessness, he accepts his fate nobly. Through Bresson's unconventional approach to composition, sound, and narrative, this simple story becomes a moving parable about purity and transcendence."--Container. |
Note |
Special features: New 4K digital restoration; interview from 2004 with film scholar Donald Richie; "Un metteur en ordre: Robert Bresson", a 1966 French television program about the film, featuring dirctor Robert Bresson, filmmakers Jean-Luc Godard and Louis Malle, and members of Auhasard Balthazar's cast and crew; trailer; plus, an essay by film scholar James Quandt [in insert]. |
Awards |
Winner, OCIC Award (Robert Bresson), 1966 Venice Film Festival ; Winner (Tie), Critics Award - Best Film (Robert Bresson), 1967 French Syndicate of Cinema Critics. |
Language |
French dialogue; optional English subtitles. |
Subject |
Donkeys -- France -- Drama.
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Animal welfare -- France -- Drama.
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Domestic ass owners -- France -- Drama.
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Abused women -- France -- Drama.
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Human-animal relationships -- Drama.
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Abused women. (OCoLC)fst00794870
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Animal welfare. (OCoLC)fst00809431
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Domestic ass owners. (OCoLC)fst00896594
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Donkeys. (OCoLC)fst00896848
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Human-animal relationships. (OCoLC)fst00963482
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France. (OCoLC)fst01204289
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Genre/Form |
Feature films.
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Fiction films.
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Drama. (OCoLC)fst01423879
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Feature films. (OCoLC)fst01710384
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Added Author |
Bresson, Robert, film director.
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Bodard, Mag, 1916-2019 film producer.
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Wiazemsky, Anne, actor.
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Lafarge, François, actor.
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Asselin, Philippe, actor.
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Wiéner, Jean, composer (expression)
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Criterion Collection (Firm), publisher.
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Argos Films, presenter.
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Parc Film (Firm), presenter.
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Athos Films, presenter.
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Svenska filminstitutet, presenter.
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Svensk filmindustri, presenter.
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Note |
Title on container: Robert Bresson's Au hasard Balthazar |
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Also known as: Balthazar |
Standard No. |
715515215619 |
ISBN |
9781681434490 |
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1681434490 |
Music No. |
CC2892D The Criterion Collection |
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