Diary of a Country Priest
Journal d'un curé de campagne1951
A priest of humble origin, lost in the maze of worldiness
- Robert Bresson
- 1h 55m
- February 7, 1951 · France
Overview
An inexperienced, sickly priest shows up in the rural French community of Ambricourt, where he joins the community's clergy. But the locals don't take kindly to the priest, and his ascetic ways and unsociable demeanor make him an outcast. During Bible studies at the nearby girls school, he is continually mocked by his students. Then his attempt to intervene in a family feud backfires into a scandal. His failures, compounded with his declining health, begin to erode his faith.
Details
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- February 7, 1951
- Original language
- French
- Spoken languages
- French
- Countries
- France
- Production
- Union Générale Cinématographique (UGC),UGC
- Cast
- Claude Laydu,Jean Riveyre,Adrien Borel,Rachel Bérendt,Nicole Maurey,Nicole Ladmiral,Martine Lemaire,Antoine Balpêtré,Jean Danet,Gaston Séverinand 8 more
- Director
- Robert Bresson
- Cinematography
- Léonce-Henri Burel
- Budget
- Not recorded
- Revenue
- Not recorded
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