he told me i'm useless
she told me
my face makes her mad
but i'm still here doing nothing
and i feel empty
waiting for someone
to hold me
i know nobody is coming
he told me to die
she told me to see nothing

Whole town mad

One man is given every freedom and uses it to shrink his world down to a coffin of his own design. The other is stripped of every choice, only to find that when you’ve lost everything, you finally have the room to actually exist.

What good is the liberty to roam the earth if you are eternally locked inside the darkest parts of yourself?

Considered as one of the single most important films ever produced, its almost nine-hour runtime doesn't feel excessive at all. Instead, it's a patient, comprehensive look at a nation going through industrial flux. By carefully observing the lives caught up in this transition, the film turns what could have been just a dry history into something deeply human. It's both a crucial historical document and a huge cinematic accomplishment.

1700th log.

Suffering is often seen as a path to spiritual enlightenment. Figures like Jesus Christ are revered for shouldering the burdens of humanity to lighten ours. However, Au Hasard Balthazar offers a thought-provoking alternative: the purest form of nobility is not human, but a donkey.

Unlike a human, this animal is truly helpless. It is born into a life of struggle and hardship, enduring a quietly burdened existence until its final moments. Witnessing its journey toward its end was both moving and profoundly engaging.