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au hasard balthazar (1966)

Original title: au hasard balthazar
Production: France, Sweden|95 min| black and white
Dramatic, Violence
Poster of movie au hasard balthazar
the story of a mistreated donkey and the people around him. a study on saintliness and a sister piece to bresson's mouchette.

Festivals and awards

Venezia Festival 1966 - logo Venezia Festival New Cinema Award - Migliore film
Assigned to: Robert Bresson
Venezia Festival 1966 - logo Venezia Festival Premio San Giorgio
Venezia Festival 1966 - logo Venezia Festival Premio OCIC

Direction

Robert BressonRobert Bresson: regista

Production and Screenplay

Robert BressonRobert Bresson: sceneggiatore
Mag Bodard: produttore

Interpreters and Characters

Anne WiazemskyAnne Wiazemsky(età:19)
(Maria)
Anne WiazemskyAnne Wiazemsky(età:19)
(Marie)
François Lafarge
(Gerard)
Philippe Asselin
(padre di marie)
Pierre Klossowski(età:61)
(mercante di grano)
Nathalie Joyaut
(madre di Marie)
Walter Green
(Jacques)
Jean Claude Guilbert
Francoise Lafarge
René Pascal(età:59)
Guy Laurent
Gilles Sandier

Technical staff

Jean Wiener: musiche
Ghislain Cloquet: direttore della fotografia
Pierre Charbonnier: scenografo
Raymond Lamy: montatore