Diary of a Country Priest

Journal d'un curé de campagne

1951·115'

Robert Bresson

Drama

French

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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.

Cast

Claude Laydu Curé d'Ambricourt Jean Riveyre Le Comte Adrien Borel Priest of Torcy Rachel Bérendt La Comtesse Nicole Maurey Miss Louise Nicole Ladmiral Chantal Martine Lemaire Séraphita Dumontel Antoine Balpêtré Dr. Delbende Jean Danet Olivier Gaston Séverin Canon Yvette Etiévant Femme de Ménage

Bernard Hubrenne Prêtre Dufrety