Au Hasard Balthazar

1966 · directed by Robert Bresson

Rating

100/100

Hit

yes

Prestige lists

BFI Top 100, TSPDT 250, Criterion

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 (1966), directed by Robert Bresson, rates 100/100 — a hit. See how its director, cast and crew rate across their careers.

Cast

• Anne Wiazemsky
• Walter Green
• François Lafarge
• Jean-Claude Guilbert
• Philippe Asselin
• Pierre Klossowski
• Nathalie Joyaut
• Marie-Claire Fremont
• Jean-Joël Barbier

Crew

• Ghislain Cloquet — Director of Photography
• Raymond Lamy — Editor
• Jean Wiener — Original Music Composer
• Robert Bresson — Writer

More from Robert Bresson

1. A Man Escaped (1956) — 100/100 · hit
2. Pickpocket (1959) — 97/100 · hit
3. Diary of a Country Priest (1951) — 84/100 · hit
4. The Trial of Joan of Arc (1963) — 84/100 · hit
5. Les Dames du bois de Boulogne (1945) — 82/100 · hit
6. Mouchette (1967) — 81/100 · hit

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