Au Hasard Balthazar

Au Hasard Balthazar

96 mins | Drama | May 25, 1966

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.

Au Hasard Balthazar

96 mins | Drama | May 25, 1966

Au Hasard Balthazar
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.
IMDb rating 7.7
Producers Svenska Filminstitutet, Argos Films, Svensk Filmindustri, Parc Film
Original title Au hasard Balthazar
Directors Jacques Kébadian, Robert Bresson, Claude Miller
Writers Robert Bresson

Cast

Anne Wiazemsky

as Marie

Walter Green

as Jacques

François Lafarge

as Gérard

Philippe Asselin

as Marie's Father

Pierre Klossowski

as Merchant

Nathalie Joyaut

as Marie's Mother

Marie-Claire Fremont

as Baker's Wife

Jean-Joël Barbier

as The Priest