Marie's Father — Au Hasard Balthazar Character Profile

About Marie's Father

A schoolteacher and Marie's father who becomes entangled in a bitter legal dispute with the landowner. He struggles with his daughter's abusive relationship and ultimately dies after Marie's rescue and confrontation with Gérard.

Character Facts

Played by

Philippe Asselin

Appears in

Au Hasard Balthazar (1966)

Role

Supporting

Relationships (4)

• Marie's Father — father — Marie (Anne Wiazemsky)
• Marie's Father — Family Father — Marie (Anne Wiazemsky)

  A paternal figure entangled in farm disputes and later grief.

• Marie's Father — Conflict Legal Adversaries — Jacques (Walter Green)

  A contentious legal battle over property and financial obligations.

• Marie's Father — Social Rescuer — Jacques (Walter Green)

  A cooperative effort between the father and suitor to save Marie.

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More characters from Au Hasard Balthazar

• Marie (Anne Wiazemsky)
• Jacques (Walter Green)
• Gérard (François Lafarge)
• Arnold (Jean-Claude Guilbert)
• Merchant (Pierre Klossowski)
• Marie's Mother (Nathalie Joyaut)
• Baker's Wife (Marie-Claire Fremont)
• The Priest (Jean-Joël Barbier)