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Au Hasard Balthazar (1966)

Genre : Drama

Runtime : 1H 36M

Director : Robert Bresson

Synopsis

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.

Actors

Anne Wiazemsky
Anne Wiazemsky
Marie
Walter Green
Walter Green
Jacques
François Lafarge
François Lafarge
Gérard
Jean-Claude Guilbert
Jean-Claude Guilbert
Arnold
Philippe Asselin
Philippe Asselin
Marie's Father
Pierre Klossowski
Pierre Klossowski
Merchant
Nathalie Joyaut
Nathalie Joyaut
Marie's Mother
Marie-Claire Fremont
Marie-Claire Fremont
Baker's Wife
Jean-Joël Barbier
Jean-Joël Barbier
The Priest

Crews

Robert Bresson
Robert Bresson
Director
Robert Bresson
Robert Bresson
Writer
Mag Bodard
Mag Bodard
Producer
Jean Wiener
Jean Wiener
Original Music Composer
Ghislain Cloquet
Ghislain Cloquet
Director of Photography
Raymond Lamy
Raymond Lamy
Editor
Pierre Charbonnier
Pierre Charbonnier
Production Design
Antoine Archimbaud
Antoine Archimbaud
Sound Engineer
Jacques Carrère
Jacques Carrère
Sound Engineer
Jacques Kébadian
Jacques Kébadian
Assistant Director
Claude Miller
Claude Miller
Assistant Director

Trailers and other movies

Donald Richie on Au Hasard Balthazar

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