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Diary of a Country Priest (1951)

NR ★ 7.5/10 115 min Drama France French
Novel: Georges Bernanos
Adaptation: Robert Bresson
Screenplay by: Robert Bresson
Streaming: Not available
A priest of humble origin, lost in the maze of worldiness

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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.

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Claude Laydu
Claude Laydu Curé d'Ambricourt
Jean Riveyre
Jean Riveyre Le Comte
Adrien Borel
Adrien Borel Priest of Torcy
Rachel Bérendt
Rachel Bérendt La Comtesse
Nicole Maurey
Nicole Maurey Miss Louise
Nicole Ladmiral
Nicole Ladmiral Chantal
Martine Lemaire
Martine Lemaire Séraphita Dumontel
Antoine Balpêtré
Antoine Balpêtré Dr. Delbende

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