Au hasard Balthazar = Balthazar / Janus Films ; Argos Films, Parc Film, Athos Films ; Institut Suédois du Film; Svensk Filmindustri présentent ; de Robert Bresson ; producteur délégué, Mag Bodard.
"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 man. But despite his powerlessness, he acc...
| Uniform Title: | Criterion collection ;
297. Rovi Media Collection. Movies. |
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| Language: | French English |
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French |
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In French, with optional English subtitles. |
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[Irvington, N.Y.] :
Criterion Collection,
[2005]
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| Edition: | Widescreen format (1.66:1). |
| Series: | Criterion collection ;
297. Rovi Media Collection. Movies. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 videodisc (95 min.) : sound, black & white ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 folded insert (unpaged : illustrations ; 18 cm). |
| Variant Title: |
Balthazar.
Robert Bresson's Au hasard Balthazar. |
| Format: | Video DVD |
Partial Contents:
- Special features: Donald Richie on Balthazar [2004 video interview with film scholar Donald Richie; 14 min.); "Un metteur en ordre : Robert Bresson" [1966 episode of the French television series Pour le paisir, devoted to the film. Features interview with the director as well a comments by directors Louis Malle, Jean-Luc Godard, François Riechenbach and novelist Marguerite Duras; 62 min.] ; original theatrical trailer ; in-container insert contains program notes, and an essay by Bresson scholar James Quandt.