A.O. Scott on AU HASARD BALTHAZAR (dir. Robert Bresson) 1966
the latest New York Times’ “critics’ pick, which seemed to be selected without any obvious rhyme or reason, though Hollywood-Elsewhere suggests (through a glob of bile) that this could be something of a reaction to Spielberg’s impending WAR HORSE.
A.O. Scott’s brief visual essay is, as usual, very worthy of a listen, his take concisely communicating the idea that Bresson’s masterpiece is…
“Not simply a Christian allegory. Instead, it links an important idea in Christian theology with an equally important and powerful idea in the theory of cinema: In taking in the concrete details of life, the movie camera is capable of producing moments of holiness.”
