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Diary of a Country Priest

Journal d'un curé de campagne

19511h 55mDrama
directed by Robert Bresson

“A priest of humble origin, lost in the maze of worldiness”

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Synopsis

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