
Au Hasard Balthazar
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.
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Anne Wiazemsky
Anne Wiazemsky
Marie
Anne Wiazemsky
Marie
Walter Green
Walter Green
Jacques
Walter Green
Jacques
François Lafarge
François Lafarge
Gérard
François Lafarge
Gérard
Jean-Claude Guilbert
Jean-Claude Guilbert
Arnold
Jean-Claude Guilbert
Arnold
Philippe Asselin
Philippe Asselin
Marie's Father
Philippe Asselin
Marie's Father
Pierre Klossowski
Pierre Klossowski
Merchant
Pierre Klossowski
Merchant
Nathalie Joyaut
Nathalie Joyaut
Marie's Mother
Nathalie Joyaut
Marie's Mother
Marie-Claire Fremont
Marie-Claire Fremont
Baker's Wife
Marie-Claire Fremont
Baker's Wife
Jean-Joël Barbier
Jean-Joël Barbier
The Priest
Jean-Joël Barbier
The Priest
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