Au Hasard Balthazar

Au Hasard Balthazar

1966•1h 36m•7.5/10

Drama

Ratings

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7.5/10(499)

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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Production

Argos films, Parc Film, SF Studios, Svenska Filminstitutet

Language

FR

Status

Released

Release Date

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Cast

Anne Wiazemsky

Anne Wiazemsky

Marie

Walter Green

Jacques

François Lafarge

Gérard

Jean-Claude Guilbert

Arnold

Philippe Asselin

Marie's Father

Pierre Klossowski

Merchant

Nathalie Joyaut

Marie's Mother

Marie-Claire Fremont

Baker's Wife

Jean-Joël Barbier

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