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Au Hasard Balthazar

1966 · 96 min · Director: Robert Bresson ★ IMDb 7.7 · 25,263 ratings

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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.

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Au Hasard Balthazar (1966) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Sadness 35%, Empathy 25%, Melancholy 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure

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The strongest emotional signals are Sadness, Empathy, Melancholy. Genres: Drama. AI estimate.

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Cast

WG
Walter Green

FL
François Lafarge

JG
Jean-Claude Guilbert

PA
Philippe Asselin

PK
Pierre Klossowski

NJ
Nathalie Joyaut

MF
Marie-Claire Fremont

JB
Jean-Joël Barbier

Details

Directed by
Robert Bresson
Written by
Robert Bresson
Type
Movies
Released
1966
Runtime
96 min
Country
France, Sweden
Genres
Drama
Ratings
★ IMDb 7.7 · 25,263 ratings
Feels mostly
Sadness
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