Au Hasard Balthazar (1966)
Original Title: Au hasard Balthazar
Drama
7.6 (463 votes)
1h 36m
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.
Details
- Director
- Robert Bresson
- Writer
- Robert Bresson
- Original Language
- French
- Budget
- N/A
Cast
Anne Wiazemsky
François Lafarge
Jean-Claude Guilbert
Jean-Joël Barbier
Marie-Claire Fremont
Nathalie Joyaut
Philippe Asselin
Pierre Klossowski
Walter Green
Keywords
abusive boyfriend
animal cruelty
beast of burden
black and white
burden
countryside
criterion
cruelty
donkey
gang leader
misery
peasants
pride
purity
rape
riding a donkey
suicide
transcendence
youth gang
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