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.| Original Title: | Au hasard Balthazar |
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| Status: | Released (1966-05-25) |
| Awards: | 7 wins & 2 nominations |
| BoxOffice: | $45,406 |
| Screen: | Robert Bresson |
| Productions: | Argos films, Parc Film, SF Studios, Svenska Filminstitutet |
| Production Countries: | France, Sweden |
| Spoken Languages: | Français, Latin |
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Casts
- 18227: Anne Wiazemsky - Marie
- 143032: Walter Green - Jacques
- 143033: François Lafarge - Gérard
- 17590: Jean-Claude Guilbert - Arnold
- 143034: Philippe Asselin - Marie's Father
- 545032: Pierre Klossowski - Merchant
- 1614868: Nathalie Joyaut - Marie's Mother
Crews
- 10346: Robert Bresson - Director - Directing
- 10346: Robert Bresson - Writer - Writing
- 223233: Jacques Kébadian - Assistant Director - Directing
- 18209: Claude Miller - Assistant Director - Directing
- 26013: Mag Bodard - Producer - Production
- 36997: Jean Wiener - Original Music Composer - Sound
- 11988: Ghislain Cloquet - Director of Photography - Camera
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Devastating. Crazy to see Adele Exarchopoulos so young. You'll never hear the sound of a donkey braying the same way again
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The novice actor Anne Wiazemsky is really effective as "Marie", a young woman who has shared most of her life with her donkey "Baltahzar". Initially her childhood pet, this creature has spent much of his life as the victim of inhumane treatment at the hands of subsequent owners - inc ....
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