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.
| Title | Au Hasard Balthazar |
|---|---|
| Year | 1966 |
| Genre | Drama |
| Country | France, Sweden |
| Studio | Argos Films, Parc Film, SF Studios, Svenska Filminstitutet |
| Cast | Anne Wiazemsky, Walter Green, François Lafarge, Jean-Claude Guilbert, Philippe Asselin, Pierre Klossowski |
| Crew | Robert Bresson (Writer), Robert Bresson (Director), Claude Miller (Assistant Director), Jacques Kébadian (Assistant Director), Mag Bodard (Producer), Jean Wiener (Original Music Composer) |
| Keyword | suicide, rape, countryside, misery, donkey, gang leader, youth gang, cruelty, burden, beast of burden, transcendence, purity, pride, animal cruelty, riding a donkey, abusive boyfriend, peasants |
| Release | May 25, 1966 |
| Runtime | 96 minutes |
| Quality | HD |
| IMDb | 7.59 / 10 by 449 users |
| Popularity | 12 |
| Budget | 0 |
| Revenue | 39,388 |
| Language | Français, Latin |
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