Au hasard Balthazar
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Au hasard Balthazar is a 1966 French art-house drama film by Robert Bresson that follows the life and suffering of a donkey as a spiritual allegory of human cruelty and grace.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Au hasard Balthazar canonical | 6 |
| Au Hasard Balthazar | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Au hasard Balthazar Context triple: [Anne Wiazemsky, notableWork, Au hasard Balthazar]
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A.
Le Crazy Horse de Paris
Le Crazy Horse de Paris is a famous Parisian cabaret known for its avant-garde, artistically choreographed nude dance performances and sophisticated light shows.
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B.
La Chinoise
La Chinoise is a 1967 French New Wave film by Jean-Luc Godard that satirically explores youthful Maoist radicalism in Paris on the eve of the 1968 student protests.
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C.
Les Bons Bourgeois
Les Bons Bourgeois is a satirical series of lithographs by Honoré Daumier that humorously critiques the manners, pretensions, and everyday life of the French middle class in the 19th century.
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D.
Les Sœurs Vatard
Les Sœurs Vatard is a naturalist novel by Joris-Karl Huysmans that portrays the lives and struggles of two working-class sisters in late 19th-century Paris.
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E.
Chalon dans la Rue
Chalon dans la Rue is a major French street arts festival held each summer in Chalon-sur-Saône, showcasing a wide range of outdoor performances and public art.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Au hasard Balthazar Target entity description: Au hasard Balthazar is a 1966 French art-house drama film by Robert Bresson that follows the life and suffering of a donkey as a spiritual allegory of human cruelty and grace.
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A.
Le Crazy Horse de Paris
Le Crazy Horse de Paris is a famous Parisian cabaret known for its avant-garde, artistically choreographed nude dance performances and sophisticated light shows.
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B.
La Chinoise
La Chinoise is a 1967 French New Wave film by Jean-Luc Godard that satirically explores youthful Maoist radicalism in Paris on the eve of the 1968 student protests.
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C.
Les Bons Bourgeois
Les Bons Bourgeois is a satirical series of lithographs by Honoré Daumier that humorously critiques the manners, pretensions, and everyday life of the French middle class in the 19th century.
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D.
Les Sœurs Vatard
Les Sœurs Vatard is a naturalist novel by Joris-Karl Huysmans that portrays the lives and struggles of two working-class sisters in late 19th-century Paris.
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E.
Chalon dans la Rue
Chalon dans la Rue is a major French street arts festival held each summer in Chalon-sur-Saône, showcasing a wide range of outdoor performances and public art.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
French film
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art-house film ⓘ film ⓘ |
| cinematographyBy | Ghislain Cloquet ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | France ⓘ |
| criticalReception | acclaimed by film critics ⓘ |
| director | Robert Bresson ⓘ |
| distributor | Athos Films ⓘ |
| editedBy | Raymonde Guyot ⓘ |
| featuresCharacter | Balthazar the donkey ⓘ |
| filmFormat | black-and-white ⓘ |
| follows | life of a donkey ⓘ |
| genre |
art film
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drama ⓘ spiritual allegory ⓘ |
| hasDonkeyProtagonist | Balthazar ⓘ |
| hasNarrativeStructure | episodic ⓘ |
| influenced | later spiritual and art-house filmmakers ⓘ |
| movement |
French art cinema
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spiritual cinema ⓘ |
| musicBy | Franz Schubert ⓘ |
| notableFor |
elliptical narrative
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minimalist style ⓘ non-professional actors ⓘ spiritual symbolism ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | French ⓘ |
| portrays |
abuse of animals
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abuse of women ⓘ rural poverty ⓘ sin and redemption ⓘ |
| producer | Mag Bodard ⓘ |
| publicationDate | 1966 ⓘ |
| recognizedAs |
masterpiece of world cinema
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one of Robert Bresson’s major works ⓘ |
| runtime | approximately 95 minutes ⓘ |
| screenwriter | Robert Bresson ⓘ |
| setInPeriod | rural 20th-century France ⓘ |
| stars |
Anne Wiazemsky
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François Lafarge ⓘ Nathalie Joyaut ⓘ Philippe Asselin ⓘ |
| symbolism |
Christian imagery
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martyrdom of the innocent ⓘ |
| theme |
grace
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human cruelty ⓘ redemption ⓘ religion ⓘ suffering ⓘ |
| usesMusic |
Franz Schubert – Piano Sonata No. 20 in A major, D. 959
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linked to:
Piano Sonata in A major D.959
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