| Description |
1 videodisc (DVD) (95 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in |
| Series |
The Criterion collection ; 297 |
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The classic collection |
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Criterion collection ; 297
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Classic collection (Chicago, Ill.)
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| 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 |
| Notes |
Title from container |
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Originally released as a motion picture in 1966 |
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Special features: New restored high-definition digital transfer; video interview with film scholar Donald Richie; "Un metteur en ordre : Robert Bresson", a 1966 French TV program about the film featuring Bresson, Jean-Luc Godard, Louis Malle, and members of Au hasard Balthazar's cast and crew; original theatrical trailer; a new essay by Bresson scholar James Quandt |
| Credits |
Cinematographer, Ghislain Cloquet ; editor, Raymond Lamy ; music, Jean Wiener |
| Cast |
Anne Wiazemsky, François Lafarge, Philippe Asselin, Nathalie Joyaut, Walter Green |
| Notes |
MPAA rating: Not rated |
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DVD, Region 1, NTSC, widescreen (1.66:1) presentation; Dolby Digital mono |
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French dialogue with optional English subtitles |
| 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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Video recordings.
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Drama.
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| Author |
Bresson, Robert.
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Bodard, Mag, 1916-
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Wiazemsky, Anne.
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Lafarge, François.
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Asselin, Philippe.
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Cloquet, Ghislain.
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Lamy, Raymond.
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Wiéner, Jean.
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Argos Films.
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Criterion Collection (Firm)
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Home Vision Entertainment (Firm)
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Image Entertainment (Firm)
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| ISBN |
0780030079 |
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