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Feature film — 1966

Au Hasard Balthazar (1966)

7.51h 36mDrama

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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A high-signal pick with 534 votes.

Argos films / Parc Film / SF Studios / Svenska Filminstitutet

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Director: Robert Bresson

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Cast & crew

Anne Wiazemsky as Marie

Anne Wiazemsky

Marie

W

Walter Green

Jacques

F

François Lafarge

Gérard

J

Jean-Claude Guilbert

Arnold

P

Philippe Asselin

Marie's Father

P

Pierre Klossowski

Merchant

N

Nathalie Joyaut

Marie's Mother

M

Marie-Claire Fremont

Baker's Wife

J

Jean-Joël Barbier

The Priest

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