Were he still alive, Robert Bresson would probably not be pleased that his films -- so meticulously conceived for the bigscreen -- are now seen mainly on DVD. On one hand, it's a cause for celebration ...

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Robert Bresson’s “Au Hasard Balthazar” (1966) is one of the undisputed masterpieces of world cinema, as well as one of its abiding mysteries. Not even the keenest understanding of Bresson’s formally ...

A man looks at a little girl in a coffin; he looks sad. The same man looks at a bowl of soup; he seems hungry. He then looks at a beautiful woman reclining on a couch, and his face projects a ...

To cut to the chase, Robert Bresson’s heart-breaking and magnificent Au Hasard Balthazar (1966)—the story of a donkey’s life and death in rural France—is the supreme masterpiece by one of the greatest ...

French director Robert Bresson, who died in 1999 at the age of 92, was a mysterious, reclusive and somewhat formidable figure who remains -- to the general movie-going public -- perhaps the ...

It’s startling to realize how many of the world’s major filmmakers over the years have remained virtually unknown in North America. A prime example is French director Robert Bresson (1901-1999). For ...

Polish film legend Jerzy Skolimowski offers his take on Robert Bresson's classic, using a donkey to indict human mistreatment of animals and nature. Give an animal a name, and it becomes a lot more ...

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In 1966, the great French auteur Robert Bresson delivered this indelible classic about the humble, sorrowful life of a donkey named Balthazar. From his first steps to his dying breath, Balthazar is ...