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Diary of a Country Priest (1951)

Diary of a Country Priest (1951)

Drama

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

Release Date: 1951, February 7
Directors: Robert Bresson
Countries: France
Production: UGC
Cast: François Valorbe, Yvette Etiévant, Nicole Maurey, Serge Bento, Jean Danet, Claude Laydu, Antoine Balpêtré, Jean Riveyre, Léon Arvel, Germaine Stainval, Bernard Hubrenne, Nicole Ladmiral

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.

Keywords:

based on novel or book priest black and white small town rural area faith