Au Hasard Balthazar (1966)
01/10/1966 (GB)
Drama
1h 36m
- 76% (471 votes)
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Overview
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.
- Robert BressonDirector, Writer
Original Title
Au hasard Balthazar
Status
Released
Original Language
French
Revenue
$39,388
Keywords
- suicide
- rape
- countryside
- misery
- donkey
- gang leader
- youth gang
- black and white
- cruelty
- burden
- beast of burden
- transcendence
- purity
- pride
- animal cruelty
- riding a donkey
- abusive boyfriend
- peasants
Top Billed Cast
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
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