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A profound masterpiece from one of the most revered filmmakers in the history of cinema, Robert Bresson’s Au hasard Balthazar follows the 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. Through Bresson’s unconventional approach to composition, sound, and narrative, this simple story becomes a moving parable about purity and transcendence.
Original Release
05/25/1966
US Release
09/16/1966
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Cast
Name | Character |
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Anne Wiazemsky | Marie |
Walter Green | Jacques |
François Lafarge | Gérard |
Jean-Claude Guilbert | Arnold |
Philippe Asselin | |
Pierre Klossowski | Merchant |
Nathalie Joyaut | |
Marie-Claire Fremont | |
Jean-Joël Barbier | The Priest |
Guy Renault |
Directors
Writers
Cast
Name | Character |
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Anne Wiazemsky | Marie |
Walter Green | Jacques |
François Lafarge | Gérard |
Jean-Claude Guilbert | Arnold |
Philippe Asselin | |
Pierre Klossowski | Merchant |
Nathalie Joyaut | |
Marie-Claire Fremont | |
Jean-Joël Barbier | The Priest |
Guy Renault | |
Jean Rémignard | Notary |
Guy Brejac | |
Mylène Van der Mersch | (as Mylène Weyergans) |
Jacques Sorbets | Police Officer |
François Sullerot | Baker |
Henri Fraisse | |
Gilles Sandier | |
Dominique Moune | |
Tord Pååg | Louis |
René Pascal | (as René Bazart) |
Producers
Name | Role |
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Mag Bodard | Producer |