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.
Type:
MOVIE
Country:
FR
Genres:
Drama
Release:
May 1966
Production:
Argos Films, Parc Film, SF Studios, Svenska Filminstitutet
Cast:
Anne Wiazemsky, Walter Green, François Lafarge, Jean-Claude Guilbert, Philippe Asselin, Pierre Klossowski, Nathalie Joyaut, Marie-Claire Fremont, Jean-Joël Barbier
Tags:
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
