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 ...

Give an animal a name, and it becomes a lot more difficult to send it to the glue factory. But people don’t stop using paste simply because they’ve made an equine friend. Named for the animal it ...

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 ...

One of the most moving and exalting images in all of the cinema comes at the end of Robert Bresson’s “Au Hasard Balthazar”: the shot of the little donkey Balthazar dying on a hillside, while a flock ...

“A profound masterpiece from one of the most revered filmmakers in the history of cinema, director Robert Bresson’s ‘Au hasard Balthazar’ follows the donkey Balthazar as he is passed from owner to ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Xpress' 6th grade reviewer offers her thoughts on Pixar's latest gem. Gorgeous black-and-white cinematography marks every scene—indeed every shot—of Robert Bresson’s art-house perennial Au Hasard ...

When the Museum of Modern Art announced “The Hidden God,” a major faith and film series featuring titles as diverse as Magnolia, Andrei Roublev and Groundhog Day, the curators said the one film which ...