Diary of a Country Priest (1951)

FrenchFilm1951115 minDrama★ 7.5/10

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

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.

Directed by

Robert Bresson

Starring

Claude Laydu, Jean Riveyre, Adrien Borel

Music

Jean-Jacques Grünenwald

Released

1951-02-07

Original title

Journal d'un curé de campagne

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