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Balthazar

by Robert Bresson1h321966France
Balthazar

Recommended byLaurent Cantet, James Gray, Ira Sachs, Cristian Mungiu, Maren Ade, Jean-Pierre Dardenne, Luc Dardenne, Robin Campillo, Wim Wenders, Aki Kaurismäki, Arnaud et Jean-Marie Larrieu, Clément Cogitore, Caroline Link, Bruce LaBruce, Dominique and Fiona Abel & Gordon, Elia Suleiman

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An austere masterpiece crafted from the most unlikely of elements : the intertwined destinies of a donkey and the young girl who first adopts him. A truly awesome study of fate and free will, replete with religious resonance, that uplifts even as it describes a circle of suffering for both beauty and beast.

Cast and crew

  • Credits

    • Production Compagny : Parc Films, Svensk Filmindustri, Argos Films, Athos Films, Institut Suedois Du Cinema
    • Distributor : Argos Films
    • Dialogs : Robert Bresson
    • Director : Robert Bresson
    • Scenario : Robert Bresson
    • Producer : Mag Bodard, Anatole Dauman
    • Photo Director : Ghislain Cloquet
    • Editing : Raymond Lamy
    • Original Music : Jean Wiener
    • Sound Recorder : Jacques Carrère
    • Set Decoration : Pierre Charbonnier

  • Technical details

    • Printed format : 35 mm
    • Sound mix : Stéréo 2.0
    • Year of production : 1966
    • French release date : 10 mai 1966
    • Category : Feature film
    • Color : Black and White
    • Language : French

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