Au hasard Balthazar (Original title)Min vän Balthazar (Alternative title)Balthazar (Alternative title)
Date: 1966 (Release)Countries: France, SwedenDirector: Robert Bresson
Synopsis: A donkey, symbol of purity and sweetness, goes from bad masters to worse during the course of his life, as he encounters the sins of the world.
Genre: Drama
Subjects: Donkeys, Cruelty
Releases
Date: 1966not specifiedRelease type: unknownFormat: not specified - Black and White - SoundRuntime: 95 mins Length: 8602 FeetLanguage: French
Date: October 2013Country: United KingdomRelease type: InternetFormat: not specified - Black and White - SoundRuntime: 95 mins 16 secs - Dialogue (original): FrenchDistributor: BFIPlayer
Title: New DVD Releases: Au hasard BalthazarAuthor: CHANG, Chris Article type: DVD ReviewLanguage: English
In: Premiere v19 n1 September 2005 Page: 129
Title: Au Hazard Balthazar / L'ArgentAuthor: KENNY, Glen Article type: DVD ReviewLanguage: English
In: Film Score Monthly v10 n4 Jul/Aug 2005 Page: 61
Title: The Laserphile: Summer Hits and MissesAuthor: DURSIN, Andy Article type: DVD ReviewLanguage: English
In: Sight and Sound v15 n2 February 2005 Page: 82
Title: Au hasard BalthazarAuthor: MACNAB, Geoffrey Article type: DVD ReviewLanguage: English
In: Variety 25 Jul 2005 Page: 70
Title: DVD ReviewsAuthor: KOEHLER, Robert Article type: CreditsLanguage: English
In: Sight and Sound v9 n1 January 1999 Page: 65
Title: Video: retailAuthor: MACNAB, Geoffrey Article type: Video ReviewLanguage: English
Description: Review of video release
In: Télérama n2472 28 May 1997 Page: 144
Title: [Télérama - n2472 28 May 1997: no known title]Author: M.La.[LANDROT, Marine] Article type: CreditsLanguage: French
Description: Brief credits and review
In: Avant-Scène du Cinéma n408/409 Jan/Feb 1992 Pages: 80-84
Title: [L'Avant-Scène du Cinéma - n408/409 Jan/Feb 1992: no known title]Article type: CreditsLanguage: French
Description: In a special issue devoted to Bresson.
In: The Listener v124 n3170 21 Jun 1990 Page: 40
Title: Divine dumbnessArticle type: ReviewLanguage: English
In: Film Quarterly v31 n1 Autumn 1977 Pages: 19-31
Title: [Film Quarterly - v31 n1 Autumn 1977: no known title]Language: English
In: Guia de Filmes n25 Jan/Feb 1970 Page: 9
Title: [Guia de Filmes - n25 Jan/Feb 1970: no known title]Article type: CreditsLanguage: Portuguese
In: Film Quarterly v20 n3 Spring 1967 Pages: 24-28
Title: [Film Quarterly - v20 n3 Spring 1967: no known title]Author: JOHNSON, William Article type: ReviewLanguage: English
In: Téléciné n133 Feb-Mar 1967 Pages: 1-12
Title: [Téléciné - n133 Feb-Mar 1967: no known title]Language: French
In: Monthly Film Bulletin v34 n396 January 1967 Page: 2
Title: [Monthly Film Bulletin - v34 n396 January 1967: no known title]Language: English
In: Cahiers du Cinéma in English n11 September 1967 Page: 54
Title: [Cahiers du Cinéma in English - n11 September 1967: no known title]Language: English
In: Films and Filming v12 n4 January 1966 Page: 56
Title: [Films and Filming - v12 n4 January 1966: no known title]Language: English
Description: On making.
In: Film v4 n7 July 1966 Page: 42
Title: [Film - v4 n7 July 1966: no known title]Language: German
In: Cahiers du Cinéma n180 July 1966 Pages: 33-36
Title: [Cahiers du Cinéma - n180 July 1966: no known title]Language: French
Description: Round table conference.
In: Téléciné n131 December 1966 Pages: 3-10
Title: [Téléciné - n131 December 1966: no known title]Article type: InterviewLanguage: French
Description: Interview with Bresson.
In: Le Film Francais n1149 10 Jun 1966 Page: 11
Title: [ Le Film Francais - n1149 10 Jun 1966: no known title]Language: French
In: Kine Weekly n3082 27 Oct 1966 Page: 15
Title: [Kine Weekly - n3082 27 Oct 1966: no known title]Language: English
In: Films and Filming v13 n3 December 1966 Page: 18,51
Title: [Films and Filming - v13 n3 December 1966: no known title]Language: English
In: Sight and Sound v36 n1 Winter 1966/67 Pages: 7-9
Title: [Sight and Sound - v36 n1 Winter 1966/67: no known title]Language: English
Description: Analysis of the film.
In: Cahiers du Cinéma n182 September 1966 Page: 69
Title: [Cahiers du Cinéma - n182 September 1966: no known title]Language: French
In: Cinéma n107 June 1966 Page: 83
Title: [Cinéma - n107 June 1966: no known title]Language: French
In: Cinema & Film v1 n1 Winter 1966/67 Page: 52
Title: [Cinema & Film - v1 n1 Winter 1966/67: no known title]Language: Italian
In: The Daily Cinema n9283 19 Oct 1966 Page: 6
Title: [The Daily Cinema - n9283 19 Oct 1966: no known title]Language: English
In: Filmkritik n7 July 1966 Page: 393
Title: [Filmkritik - n7 July 1966: no known title]Language: German
In: Image et Son n196 July 1966 Page: 107
Title: [Image et Son - n196 July 1966: no known title]Language: French
In: Cahiers du Cinéma n177 April 1966 Page: 59
Title: [Cahiers du Cinéma - n177 April 1966: no known title]Language: French
Description: Commentary of Balthazar.
In: Cahiers du Cinéma n178 May 1966 Page: 28
Title: [Cahiers du Cinéma - n178 May 1966: no known title]Language: French
Description: Int. with Bresson.
In: Sight and Sound v35 n3 Summer 1966 Page: 113
Title: [Sight and Sound - v35 n3 Summer 1966: no known title]Language: English
In: Temas de Cine n41 1966
Title: [Temas de Cine - n41 1966: no known title]Article type: ScriptLanguage: Spanish
In: Jeune Cinéma n17 Sep/Oct 1966 Pages: 22-23
Title: [Jeune Cinéma - n17 Sep/Oct 1966: no known title]Language: French
In: Cineforum n56 June 1966
Title: [Cineforum - n56 June 1966: no known title]Language: Italian
Description: Issue devoted to Bresson & Film, with script.
In: Variety 11 May 1966
Title: [Variety - 11 May 1966: no known title]Language: English
In: Cahiers du Cinéma n170 September 1965 Page: 8
Title: [Cahiers du Cinéma - n170 September 1965: no known title]Language: French
Author: BRESSON, Robert Pages: xv, 285 pages
Title: Watching them be: star presence on the screen from Garbo to Balthazar
Author: HARVEY, James Pages: xiii, 380 pages
Title: Cinema and contact: the withdrawal of touch in Nancy, Bresson, Duras and Denis
Author: McMahon, Laura Pages: x, 176 pages
Title: Robert Bresson
Author: QUANDT, James Pages: 745 pages
Title: Imaging the divine: Jesus and Christ-figures in film
Author: BAUGH, Lloyd Pages: v-x, 337p.
Title: The rhetoric of filmic narration
Author: BROWNE, Nicholas Katyne Pages: 108p.
Description: AU HASARD, BALTHAZAR pp. 57-78 STAGECOACH pp. 1-24
Title: Toward a theory of filmic narration
Author: BROWNE, Nicholas Katyn Pages: 96p.
Description: Ph. D. dissertation, Harvard University, 1976. On microfiche.
Title: Masterpieces of modernist cinema
Author: Gunning, Tom Pages: 325 p.
Film, Video or Digital materials held in BFI National Archive(2)
Accessible materials to view(1)
Description: 16mm BW PositiveBase: SafetySound: CombinedLength: 3428 FeetBFI identifier: C-11910
Status: Viewing - Film print can be requested for access (servicing required)
Film materials(2)
Description: BFI identifier: C-62256
Status: Status pending - Material requires inspection to determine preservation or access status
Description: 16mm BW PositiveBase: SafetySound: CombinedLength: 3428 FeetBFI identifier: C-11910
Status: Viewing - Film print can be requested for access (servicing required)
Date: 1966 (Release)Countries: France, SwedenDirector: Robert Bresson
Synopsis: A donkey, symbol of purity and sweetness, goes from bad masters to worse during the course of his life, as he encounters the sins of the world.
Genre: Drama
Subjects: Donkeys, Cruelty
Releases
Date: 1966not specifiedRelease type: unknownFormat: not specified - Black and White - SoundRuntime: 95 mins Length: 8602 FeetLanguage: French
Date: October 2013Country: United KingdomRelease type: InternetFormat: not specified - Black and White - SoundRuntime: 95 mins 16 secs - Dialogue (original): FrenchDistributor: BFIPlayer
Credits
(27)
Production Company: Parc Film, Production Company: Argos-Films, Production Company: Athos-Films, Production Company: Svensk Filmindustri, Production Company: Svenska Filminstitutet, Associate Producer: Mag Bodard, Production Manager: Philippe Dussart, Assistant Production Manager: Michel Choquet, René Pascal, Location Manager: Maurice Jumeau, Assistant Director: Jacques Kebadian, Assistant Director: Sven Frostenson, Assistant Director: Claude Miller, Script Supervisor: Geneviève Cortier, Screenplay: Robert Bresson, Director of Photography: Ghislain Cloquet, Camera Operator: Jean Chiabaut, Assistant Operator: Emmanuel Machuel, Supervising Editor: Raymond Lamy, Editor: Geneviève Billo, Art Director: Pierre Charbonnier, Set Decorator: Dominique Ribeyrolles, Props: Jean Catala, Dresser: Guy Renault, Sound Engineer: Antoine Archimbaud, Jacques Carrère
Cast
(27)
Anne Wiazemsky (Marie), Walter Green (Jacques), François Lafarge (Gérard), Jean-Claude Guilbert (Arnold), Philippe Asselin (schoolteacher), Pierre Klossowsky (the miser), Nathalie Joyaut (Marie's mother), Marie-Claire Frémont (the baker's wife), Jean-Joël Barbier (le doyen), Guy Renault (.), Jean Rémignard (the notary), Guy Bréjac (the vet), Mylène Weyergans (the nurse), Jacques Sorbets (police captain), François Sullerot (the baker), Henri Fraisse, Gilles Sandier, Dominique Moune (.), Tord Paag (Louis), René Bazart, Pascale Savornin, Isabelle Petit (.), Roger Fjellstrom (Gérard's friend), Isabelle de Winter (.), Sven Frostenson (Gérard's friend), José Ruiz Pernias (.), Rémy Brozeck ([Marcel])
Articles held in BFI Reuben Library
(37)
In: Film Comment v41 n4 Jul/Aug 2005 Page: 79Title: New DVD Releases: Au hasard BalthazarAuthor: CHANG, Chris Article type: DVD ReviewLanguage: English
In: Premiere v19 n1 September 2005 Page: 129
Title: Au Hazard Balthazar / L'ArgentAuthor: KENNY, Glen Article type: DVD ReviewLanguage: English
In: Film Score Monthly v10 n4 Jul/Aug 2005 Page: 61
Title: The Laserphile: Summer Hits and MissesAuthor: DURSIN, Andy Article type: DVD ReviewLanguage: English
In: Sight and Sound v15 n2 February 2005 Page: 82
Title: Au hasard BalthazarAuthor: MACNAB, Geoffrey Article type: DVD ReviewLanguage: English
In: Variety 25 Jul 2005 Page: 70
Title: DVD ReviewsAuthor: KOEHLER, Robert Article type: CreditsLanguage: English
In: Sight and Sound v9 n1 January 1999 Page: 65
Title: Video: retailAuthor: MACNAB, Geoffrey Article type: Video ReviewLanguage: English
Description: Review of video release
In: Télérama n2472 28 May 1997 Page: 144
Title: [Télérama - n2472 28 May 1997: no known title]Author: M.La.[LANDROT, Marine] Article type: CreditsLanguage: French
Description: Brief credits and review
In: Avant-Scène du Cinéma n408/409 Jan/Feb 1992 Pages: 80-84
Title: [L'Avant-Scène du Cinéma - n408/409 Jan/Feb 1992: no known title]Article type: CreditsLanguage: French
Description: In a special issue devoted to Bresson.
In: The Listener v124 n3170 21 Jun 1990 Page: 40
Title: Divine dumbnessArticle type: ReviewLanguage: English
In: Film Quarterly v31 n1 Autumn 1977 Pages: 19-31
Title: [Film Quarterly - v31 n1 Autumn 1977: no known title]Language: English
In: Guia de Filmes n25 Jan/Feb 1970 Page: 9
Title: [Guia de Filmes - n25 Jan/Feb 1970: no known title]Article type: CreditsLanguage: Portuguese
In: Film Quarterly v20 n3 Spring 1967 Pages: 24-28
Title: [Film Quarterly - v20 n3 Spring 1967: no known title]Author: JOHNSON, William Article type: ReviewLanguage: English
In: Téléciné n133 Feb-Mar 1967 Pages: 1-12
Title: [Téléciné - n133 Feb-Mar 1967: no known title]Language: French
In: Monthly Film Bulletin v34 n396 January 1967 Page: 2
Title: [Monthly Film Bulletin - v34 n396 January 1967: no known title]Language: English
In: Cahiers du Cinéma in English n11 September 1967 Page: 54
Title: [Cahiers du Cinéma in English - n11 September 1967: no known title]Language: English
In: Films and Filming v12 n4 January 1966 Page: 56
Title: [Films and Filming - v12 n4 January 1966: no known title]Language: English
Description: On making.
In: Film v4 n7 July 1966 Page: 42
Title: [Film - v4 n7 July 1966: no known title]Language: German
In: Cahiers du Cinéma n180 July 1966 Pages: 33-36
Title: [Cahiers du Cinéma - n180 July 1966: no known title]Language: French
Description: Round table conference.
In: Téléciné n131 December 1966 Pages: 3-10
Title: [Téléciné - n131 December 1966: no known title]Article type: InterviewLanguage: French
Description: Interview with Bresson.
In: Le Film Francais n1149 10 Jun 1966 Page: 11
Title: [ Le Film Francais - n1149 10 Jun 1966: no known title]Language: French
In: Kine Weekly n3082 27 Oct 1966 Page: 15
Title: [Kine Weekly - n3082 27 Oct 1966: no known title]Language: English
In: Films and Filming v13 n3 December 1966 Page: 18,51
Title: [Films and Filming - v13 n3 December 1966: no known title]Language: English
In: Sight and Sound v36 n1 Winter 1966/67 Pages: 7-9
Title: [Sight and Sound - v36 n1 Winter 1966/67: no known title]Language: English
Description: Analysis of the film.
In: Cahiers du Cinéma n182 September 1966 Page: 69
Title: [Cahiers du Cinéma - n182 September 1966: no known title]Language: French
In: Cinéma n107 June 1966 Page: 83
Title: [Cinéma - n107 June 1966: no known title]Language: French
In: Cinema & Film v1 n1 Winter 1966/67 Page: 52
Title: [Cinema & Film - v1 n1 Winter 1966/67: no known title]Language: Italian
In: The Daily Cinema n9283 19 Oct 1966 Page: 6
Title: [The Daily Cinema - n9283 19 Oct 1966: no known title]Language: English
In: Filmkritik n7 July 1966 Page: 393
Title: [Filmkritik - n7 July 1966: no known title]Language: German
In: Image et Son n196 July 1966 Page: 107
Title: [Image et Son - n196 July 1966: no known title]Language: French
In: Cahiers du Cinéma n177 April 1966 Page: 59
Title: [Cahiers du Cinéma - n177 April 1966: no known title]Language: French
Description: Commentary of Balthazar.
In: Cahiers du Cinéma n178 May 1966 Page: 28
Title: [Cahiers du Cinéma - n178 May 1966: no known title]Language: French
Description: Int. with Bresson.
In: Sight and Sound v35 n3 Summer 1966 Page: 113
Title: [Sight and Sound - v35 n3 Summer 1966: no known title]Language: English
In: Temas de Cine n41 1966
Title: [Temas de Cine - n41 1966: no known title]Article type: ScriptLanguage: Spanish
In: Jeune Cinéma n17 Sep/Oct 1966 Pages: 22-23
Title: [Jeune Cinéma - n17 Sep/Oct 1966: no known title]Language: French
In: Cineforum n56 June 1966
Title: [Cineforum - n56 June 1966: no known title]Language: Italian
Description: Issue devoted to Bresson & Film, with script.
In: Variety 11 May 1966
Title: [Variety - 11 May 1966: no known title]Language: English
In: Cahiers du Cinéma n170 September 1965 Page: 8
Title: [Cahiers du Cinéma - n170 September 1965: no known title]Language: French
Books held in BFI Reuben Library
(8)
Title: Bresson on Bresson: interviews 1943-1983Author: BRESSON, Robert Pages: xv, 285 pages
Title: Watching them be: star presence on the screen from Garbo to Balthazar
Author: HARVEY, James Pages: xiii, 380 pages
Title: Cinema and contact: the withdrawal of touch in Nancy, Bresson, Duras and Denis
Author: McMahon, Laura Pages: x, 176 pages
Title: Robert Bresson
Author: QUANDT, James Pages: 745 pages
Title: Imaging the divine: Jesus and Christ-figures in film
Author: BAUGH, Lloyd Pages: v-x, 337p.
Title: The rhetoric of filmic narration
Author: BROWNE, Nicholas Katyne Pages: 108p.
Description: AU HASARD, BALTHAZAR pp. 57-78 STAGECOACH pp. 1-24
Title: Toward a theory of filmic narration
Author: BROWNE, Nicholas Katyn Pages: 96p.
Description: Ph. D. dissertation, Harvard University, 1976. On microfiche.
Title: Masterpieces of modernist cinema
Author: Gunning, Tom Pages: 325 p.
Film, Video or Digital materials held in BFI National Archive(2)
Accessible materials to view(1)
Description: 16mm BW PositiveBase: SafetySound: CombinedLength: 3428 FeetBFI identifier: C-11910
Status: Viewing - Film print can be requested for access (servicing required)
Film materials(2)
Description: BFI identifier: C-62256
Status: Status pending - Material requires inspection to determine preservation or access status
Description: 16mm BW PositiveBase: SafetySound: CombinedLength: 3428 FeetBFI identifier: C-11910
Status: Viewing - Film print can be requested for access (servicing required)