Au Hasard Balthazar (1966) :
Brief Review -
French cinema uses a mistreated donkey to show the reality and cruelty of human world, wow.. Au Hasard Balthazar is known as one of finest work of Robert Bresson although in first viewing you don't get it. Even i had to pause and re-watch some scenes and then read about it on internet to understand deep meaning of it. Now when i am done reading and re-watching i can say it confidently that, yes Au Hasard Balthazar is indeed one of the finest work of Bresson. The story of a mistreated donkey and the people around him. It involves all shades of characters like shameless, motiveless, arrogant, useless, greedy, inhuman etc. which make you feel disgusting that are we really watching a tale of saintliness or a crime film. Jokes a part, the main motive is to show the cruel face of human world and it comes from a Donkey's point of view. How he is mistreated and abused by humans and how do human abuse and slaughter each others. The film has very negative factors when it comes to pivotal roles as we see Marie being happy in abusive relationship and almost living like a who** leaving a kind hearted guy for it. On the other side continue roasters from male characters make it look very disturbing and negative film until you realise the fact that it has to be seen from Donkey's eyes who is enduring this since long time. Needless to say that the film is very realistic and compassionate so the pace is slow. Though, it worth the wait if you really understand subtle pointers and artistic filmmaking. Robert Besson could have made it little aggressive because it deals with abusive and vulgar topics too but he kept it in his own style trying to make it different from other filmmakers. Well, his overall efforts have paid off. Au Hasard Balthazar is made for classes and no matter how slowly but it reaches the destination.
RATING - 7/10*
By - #samthebestest
French cinema uses a mistreated donkey to show the reality and cruelty of human world, wow.. Au Hasard Balthazar is known as one of finest work of Robert Bresson although in first viewing you don't get it. Even i had to pause and re-watch some scenes and then read about it on internet to understand deep meaning of it. Now when i am done reading and re-watching i can say it confidently that, yes Au Hasard Balthazar is indeed one of the finest work of Bresson. The story of a mistreated donkey and the people around him. It involves all shades of characters like shameless, motiveless, arrogant, useless, greedy, inhuman etc. which make you feel disgusting that are we really watching a tale of saintliness or a crime film. Jokes a part, the main motive is to show the cruel face of human world and it comes from a Donkey's point of view. How he is mistreated and abused by humans and how do human abuse and slaughter each others. The film has very negative factors when it comes to pivotal roles as we see Marie being happy in abusive relationship and almost living like a who** leaving a kind hearted guy for it. On the other side continue roasters from male characters make it look very disturbing and negative film until you realise the fact that it has to be seen from Donkey's eyes who is enduring this since long time. Needless to say that the film is very realistic and compassionate so the pace is slow. Though, it worth the wait if you really understand subtle pointers and artistic filmmaking. Robert Besson could have made it little aggressive because it deals with abusive and vulgar topics too but he kept it in his own style trying to make it different from other filmmakers. Well, his overall efforts have paid off. Au Hasard Balthazar is made for classes and no matter how slowly but it reaches the destination.
RATING - 7/10*
By - #samthebestest