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Au Hasard Balthazar

7.5 / 10 7.5 1966 1h 36mNR

Drama

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.

Directed by Robert Bresson

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CAST

The people behind the story

Anne Wiazemsky

Anne WiazemskyMarie

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Walter GreenJacques

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François LafargeGérard

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Jean-Claude GuilbertArnold

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Philippe AsselinMarie's Father

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Pierre KlossowskiMerchant

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Nathalie JoyautMarie's Mother

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Marie-Claire FremontBaker's Wife