Au hasard Balthazar

Au hasard Balthazar follows a donkey named Balthazar through a series of owners in rural France, each representing a different human vice or virtue. Directed by Robert Bresson in 1966, the film uses Balthazar as a silent, saintly witness to the full spectrum of human behavior, from innocence to brutality. Widely regarded as one of cinema's greatest achievements, the film is a profound meditation on suffering, grace, and the indifference of the world.

• Directed by Robert Bresson, a French minimalist cinema master.
• The donkey Balthazar was trained specifically for the film.
• Jean-Luc Godard called it the world's greatest film.
• Bresson used non-professional actors, calling them 'models'.
• The film features Schubert's Piano Sonata No. 20 throughout.

• You smell of wine and you're dirty. You're disgusting.
• He's an animal. He doesn't understand anything.
• I want to be free. I want to live.
• You're the only one who has never hurt me.
• Animals are always innocent.