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Diary of a Country Priest
1951 7.6 (262 votes) 1h 55m
Genres
Drama
Production Companies
UGC Films

Diary of a Country Priest (Journal d'un curé de campagne)

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

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.

Key Crew

Director: Robert Bresson

Director of Photography: Léonce-Henri Burel

Screenplay: Robert Bresson

Top Cast

Claude Laydu
Claude Laydu

Priest of Ambricourt

Jean Riveyre
Jean Riveyre

Count

Adrien Borel

Priest of Torcy

Rachel Bérendt
Rachel Bérendt

Countess

Nicole Maurey
Nicole Maurey

Miss Louise

Nicole Ladmiral

Chantal

Martine Lemaire

Séraphita Dumontel

Antoine Balpêtré
Antoine Balpêtré

Dr. Delbende

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