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Au Hasard Balthazar (1966)

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.
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Robert Bresson profile
Robert Bresson

Director

Cast

Anne Wiazemsky profile
Anne Wiazemsky

Marie

Walter Green profile
Walter Green

Jacques

François Lafarge profile
François Lafarge

Gérard

Jean-Claude Guilbert profile
Jean-Claude Guilbert

Arnold

Philippe Asselin profile
Philippe Asselin

Marie's Father

Pierre Klossowski profile
Pierre Klossowski

Merchant

Nathalie Joyaut profile
Nathalie Joyaut

Marie's Mother

Marie-Claire Fremont profile
Marie-Claire Fremont

Baker's Wife

Jean-Joël Barbier profile
Jean-Joël Barbier

The Priest

Anne Wiazemsky profile
Anne Wiazemsky

Marie

Walter Green profile
Walter Green

Jacques

François Lafarge profile
François Lafarge

Gérard

Jean-Claude Guilbert profile
Jean-Claude Guilbert

Arnold

Philippe Asselin profile
Philippe Asselin

Marie's Father

Pierre Klossowski profile
Pierre Klossowski

Merchant

Nathalie Joyaut profile
Nathalie Joyaut

Marie's Mother

Marie-Claire Fremont profile
Marie-Claire Fremont

Baker's Wife

Jean-Joël Barbier profile
Jean-Joël Barbier

The Priest

Extra

Release Date

May 25, 1966

Original Language

French, Latin

Budget

$0.00

Production Company

Argos Films logoParc Film logoSF Studios logoSvenska Filminstitutet logo

Available On

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Videos

"Au hasard Balthazar" | "Наудачу, Бальтазар", 1966 (Rialto Pictures trailer, english subs) thumbnail
"Au hasard Balthazar" | "Наудачу, Бальтазар", 1966 (Rialto Pictures trailer, english subs)
Donald Richie on Au Hasard Balthazar thumbnail
Donald Richie on Au Hasard Balthazar

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