suicide,rape,countryside,misery,donkey,gang leader,youth gang,black and white,cruelty,burden,beast of burden,transcendence,purity,pride,criterion,animal cruelty,riding a donkey,abusive boyfriend,peasants

Au Hasard Balthazar (1966)

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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.

Cast & Crew

Director
Robert Bresson
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    Marie Anne Wiazemsky

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Keywords

  • suicide
  • rape
  • countryside
  • misery
  • donkey
  • gang leader
  • youth gang
  • black and white
  • cruelty
  • burden
  • beast of burden
  • transcendence
  • purity
  • pride
  • criterion
  • animal cruelty
  • riding a donkey
  • abusive boyfriend
  • peasants