Au Hasard Balthazar(bcSpecial)

Marie had a little donkey: an artless country girl adopts a donkey and playfully names him after Saint Balthazar. The name of Balthazar foreshadows his selfless and resilient quality to endure the cruelty of life. Despite Marie’s affection for Balthazar, a mixture of chance and predestination passes him from heartless owner to owner and makes him undergo a series of suffering. Meanwhile, the fate of Marie and the donkey unfold in tandem. Bresson’s filmmaking reaches the audience with divinity in a minimalist masterwork, the winner of multiple awards at Venice.