| Description |
1 videodisc (95 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in.. |
| Series |
Criterion collection ; 297 |
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Criterion collection (DVD videodiscs) ; 297.
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| System Details |
DVD, widescreen (1.66:1) presentation; Dolby Digital mono. |
| Note |
Title from container. |
| Cast |
Anne Wiazemsky, Francois Lafarge, Philippe Asselin, Nathalie Joyaut, Jean-Joel Barbier, Jean Re?mingnard, Walter Green, Jean-Claude Guilbert, Pierre Klossowsky, Marie-Claire Fre?mont, Guy Renault, Guy Brejac. |
| Credits |
Director of photography, Ghislain Cloquet ; chief editor, Raymond Lamy ; jazz and songs by Jean Wiener. |
| Note |
Originally released as a motion picture in 1966. |
| Audience |
MPAA rating: Not rated. |
| Summary |
Robert Bresson's masterpiece follows a much-abused donkey, Balthazar, whose life strangely parallels that of his owner, Marie. A beast of burden suffering the sins of man, Balthazar nevertheless nobly accepts his fate. |
| Note |
Special features: Donald Richie on Balthazar (video interview with film scholar Donald Richie, 2004, 14 min.); "Un metteur en ordre : Robert Bresson" (French television documentary about the film, 1966, 62 min.); original theatrical trailer. |
| Language |
French dialogue with optional English subtitles. |
| Note |
GMD: videorecording. |
| Subject |
Donkeys -- Drama.
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Human-animal relationships -- Drama.
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Animal welfare -- Drama.
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| Genre/Form |
Feature films.
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Foreign films.
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Foreign language films.
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| Added Author |
Bresson, Robert.
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Bodard, Mag, 1916-2019
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Wiazemsky, Anne.
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Lafarge, François.
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Asselin, Philippe.
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Wiéner, Jean.
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Richie, Donald, 1924-2013.
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Quandt, James, 1956-
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Argos Films.
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Criterion Collection (Firm)
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| Added Title |
Balthazar |
| Note |
Title on container: Robert Bresson's Au hasard Balthazar |
| Added Title |
Metteur en ordre : Robert Bresson.
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| ISBN |
0780030079 |
| Standard No. |
037429207420 |
| Music No. |
HAS010 Criterion Collection |
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