Au Hasard Balthazar
Au Hasard Balthazar

Movie·1966·1h 36m

Au Hasard Balthazar

Country

France

Language

French

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// overview

The Story

Original title: Au hasard Balthazar

The story of a donkey Balthazar as he is passed from owner to owner, some kind and some cruel but all with motivations beyond his understanding. Balthazar, whose life parallels that of his first keeper, Marie, is truly a beast of burden, suffering the sins of humankind. But despite his powerlessness, he accepts his fate nobly.

Producer

Mag Bodard

Cinematography

Ghislain Cloquet

Music

Jean Wiener

Editor

Raymond Lamy

Themes

suiciderapecountrysidemiserydonkeygang leaderyouth gangblack and whitecrueltyburdenbeast of burdentranscendence

Production House

Argos films
Parc Film
SF Studios
Svenska Filminstitutet

Audience Score

75%

508 votes

Skip7%
Timepass18%
Go for it39%
Perfection36%

Where to watch

Region: IN

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// cast

Cast

Anne Wiazemsky

Anne Wiazemsky

Marie

Walter Green

Jacques

François Lafarge

Gérard

Jean-Claude Guilbert

Arnold

Philippe Asselin

Marie's Father

Pierre Klossowski

Merchant

Nathalie Joyaut

Marie's Mother

Marie-Claire Fremont

Baker's Wife

Jean-Joël Barbier

The Priest

// crew

Crew

Robert Bresson

Robert Bresson

Director, Writer

Jean Wiener

Jean Wiener

Original Music Composer

Raymond Lamy

Editor

Ghislain Cloquet

Director of Photography

Mag Bodard

Producer

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