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Diary of a Country Priest

Diary of a Country Priest

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Summary

A young priest taking over the parish at Ambricourt tries to fulfill his duties even as he fights a mysterious stomach ailment.

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Review

A star rating of 5 out of 5.

David Parkinson

One of the most influential films ever made, this sublime masterpiece shows how an adaptation can remain faithful to its source while still being wholly cinematic. Building atmosphere, character and content through the gradual accumulation of detail, director Robert Bresson minutely captures the agony, humility and despair suffered by a dying priest who feels he has failed in his mission to increase the holiness of his flock. Claude Laydu, whose first film this was, is utterly convincing in the lead role, and the result is an almost spiritual experience. Although Bresson was forced by his distributors to cut 40 minutes, this is nonetheless a glorious example of the power that cinema can attain.

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7.7/10

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Cast

rolenamePriest of AmbricourtClaude LayduChantalNicole LadmiralMademoiselle LouiseNicole MaureyCountessMarie-Monique ArkellPriest of TorcyArmand GuibertCountJean RiveyreOlivierJean DanetDoctor DelbendeAntoine BalpêtréSéraphitaMartine LemaireCanonGaston SéverinFabregardLéon Arvel

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rolenameDirectorRobert Bresson

Details

Theatrical distributor

General Cinema Theatres Ltd

Languages

French

Available on

DVD

Formats

Black and white

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