Au hasard Balthazar
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Duration: 95
Year Published: 1966
Creator: New Line Cinema
Format: 16mm
Color: B&W
Sound: sound
Description: The hero of this film is a donkey who, after a happy life with Marie, is sold into harsh bondage to a succession of masters. In this allegorical tale, Balthazar is a witness-judge. He sees all and alone carries the burden of universal guilt. Balthazar's various owners represent the spectrum of vice: greed, drunkenness, lust. For those transgressions, Balthazar suffers and finally dies. (Does not circulate)
Complete Record: The hero of this film is a donkey who, after a happy life with Marie, is sold into harsh bondage to a succession of masters. In this allegorical tale, Balthazar is a witness-judge. He sees all and alone carries the burden of universal guilt. Balthazar's various owners represent the spectrum of vice: greed, drunkenness, lust. For those transgressions, Balthazar suffers and finally dies. (Does not circulate)
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