Au Hasard Balthazar

Starring: Anne Wiazemsky, Walter Green, Francois Lafarge, et al.

A profound masterpiece from one of the most revered filmmakers in the history of cinema, Robert Bresson's Au hasard Balthazar 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.

• Format: DVD
• UPC: 037429207420
• Release Date: January 1
• Rating: Not Rated
• Publisher: Criterion Collection
• Director: Robert Bresson
• Starring: Anne Wiazemsky, Walter Green, Francois Lafarge, Philippe Asselin, Nathalie Joyaut, Jean-Claude Guilbert, Pierre Klossowski, Jean-Joel Barbier, Marie-Claire Fremont, Francois Sullerot
• Runtime: 1 hour, 35 minutes
• Weight: 1.01 lbs.