Au Hasard Balthazar
drama
183
Masterclass
Measurably increases domain knowledge or cognitive capacity
Score Breakdown
Cognitive Stimulation/50
48
Educational Value/50
40
Craft & Quality/50
50
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The TVI Take
Bresson's donkey-as-saint follows Balthazar through a series of human owners, each crueler than the last. Godard called it the world in 90 minutes.
A moral and theological film without a single preaching frame. Perhaps the most purely Bressonian work.
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