Au Hasard Balthazar

7.519661h 36mReleased
Drama

Overview

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.

StatusReleased
Release Date1966-05-25
Runtime1h 36m
LanguagesFrançaisLatin
CountriesFranceSweden
Revenue$39,388

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Trailer
"Au hasard Balthazar" | "Наудачу, Бальтазар", 1966 (Rialto Pictures trailer, english subs)

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Reviews

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tmdb47633491

May 5, 2018

6/10

Devastating. Crazy to see Adele Exarchopoulos so young. You'll never hear the sound of a donkey braying the same way again

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CinemaSerf

Dec 25, 2022

7/10

The novice actor Anne Wiazemsky is really effective as "Marie", a young woman who has shared most of her life with her donkey "Baltahzar". Initially her childhood pet, this creature has spent much of his life as the victim of inhumane treatment at the hands of subsequent owners - including her rather wretched boyfriend "Gérard" (François Lafarge) -

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