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.
Genre: Drama
Stars: Anne Wiazemsky, Walter Green, François Lafarge, Jean-Claude Guilbert, Philippe Asselin, Pierre Klossowski
Crew: Robert Bresson (Director), Robert Bresson (Writer), Claude Miller (Assistant Director), Jacques Kébadian (Assistant Director), Pierre Charbonnier (Production Design), Jean Wiener (Original Music Composer)
Country: France, Sweden
Language: Français, Latin
Studio: Argos Films, Parc Film, SF Studios, Svenska Filminstitutet
Runtime: 96 minutes
Quality: HD
Released: May 25, 1966
IMDb: 3.4
Keywords:suicide, rape, countryside, misery, donkey, gang leader, youth gang, cruelty, burden, beast of burden, transcendence, purity, pride, animal cruelty, riding a donkey, abusive boyfriend, peasants
