Au Hasard Balthazar(Movie, 1966)

Name: Au Hasard Balthazar
Genre: Drama
Released: 1966
Duration: T01:36:00
Rating: 3.8

Original title: "Au hasard Balthazar" (French/FR)

1h 36min | Genre: Drama

Rating: 3.8/5 (with 179 votes)

Au Hasard Balthazar (French pronunciation: [o a.zaʁ bal.ta.zaʁ]; meaning "Balthazar, at Random"), also known as Balthazar, is a 1966 French tragedy film directed by Robert Bresson. Believed to be inspired by a passage from Fyodor Dostoyevsky's 1868–69 novel The Idiot, the film follows a donkey as he is given to various owners, most of whom treat him callously. Noted for Bresson's ascetic directorial style and regarded as a work of profound emotional effect, it is frequently listed as one of the greatest films of all time. ()

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About Au Hasard Balthazar

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.

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Trailer for Au Hasard Balthazar + Featurettes/Teaser/Clips

"Au hasard Balthazar" | "Наудачу, Бальтазар", 1966 (Rialto Pictures Trailer, english Subs)(Trailer, 1:58)

"Au hasard Balthazar" | "Наудачу, Бальтазар", 1966 (Rialto Pictures Trailer, english Subs) (Trailer) | AU HASARD BALTHAZAR de Robert Bresson - Official Trailer - 1966 (Trailer) | Donald Richie On Au Hasard Balthazar (Featurette) | Au hasard Balthazar (1966) bande annonce (Trailer, FR)

Additional Information

Production countries: France, Sweden

Plays in: France

Based on: "The Idiot" (find it on Amazon)

Made by: Svensk Filmindustri (SF), Svenska Filminstitutet, Argos Films, Parc Film

Original language: French (FR)

Spoken languages: French (FR), Latin (LA)

Translated into 20 languages: Bulgarian (BG), Czech (CS), German (DE), Greek (EL), English (EN), Spanish (ES), Finnish (FI), French (FR), Hungarian (HU), Italian (IT), Japanese (JA), Korean (KO), Malayalam (ML), Dutch (NL), Polish (PL), Portuguese (PT), Russian (RU), Swedish (SV), Turkish (TR), Chinese (Mandarin) (ZH)

Status: Released

Release date US: 05/25/1966

Cast: Anne Wiazemsky, Pierre Klossowski, René Pascal

Director: Robert Bresson

Producer: Mag Bodard

Screenwriter: Robert Bresson

Director of Photography: Ghislain Cloquet

Composer: Jean Wiener

Alternative titles in other countries (from previews, ads etc.):

"A Grande Testemunha"

"巴尔塔扎尔的遭遇"

"Zum Beispiel Balthasar"

"驢子巴特薩"

"당나귀 발타자르"

"Al azar de Baltasar"

"Случайно, Бальтазар"

Keywords: cruelty, donkey, purity, beast of burden, transcendence, burden, misery

Revenue: 39,388 USD

Color: Black & White (B/W)

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Au Hasard Balthazar(Movie, 1966)

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"Au hasard Balthazar" | "Наудачу, Бальтазар", 1966 (Rialto Pictures Trailer, english Subs)(Trailer, 1:58)

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