Au Hasard Balthazar

May 25, 1966

1h 36m

★ 7.5

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.

Genres

Drama

Production Companies

Argos films

Parc Film

SF Studios

Svenska Filminstitutet

Au Hasard Balthazar Trailers

Cast

Marie

Anne Wiazemsky

Jacques

Walter Green

Gérard

François Lafarge

Arnold

Jean-Claude Guilbert

Marie's Father

Philippe Asselin

Merchant

Pierre Klossowski

Marie's Mother

Nathalie Joyaut

Baker's Wife

Marie-Claire Fremont

The Priest

Jean-Joël Barbier

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