Diary of a Country Priest
1951 · directed by Robert Bresson
- Rating
- 84/100
- Hit
- yes
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.
Diary of a Country Priest (1951), directed by Robert Bresson, rates 84/100 — a hit. See how its director, cast and crew rate across their careers.
Cast
- Claude Laydu
- Jean Riveyre
- Adrien Borel
- Rachel Bérendt
- Nicole Maurey
- Nicole Ladmiral
- Martine Lemaire
- Antoine Balpêtré
- Jean Danet
- Gaston Séverin
Crew
- Léonce-Henri Burel — Director of Photography
- Paulette Robert — Editor
- Jean-Jacques Grünenwald — Original Music Composer
- Robert Bresson — Screenplay
More from Robert Bresson
- A Man Escaped (1956) — 100/100 · hit
- Au Hasard Balthazar (1966) — 100/100 · hit
- Pickpocket (1959) — 97/100 · hit
- The Trial of Joan of Arc (1963) — 84/100 · hit
- Les Dames du bois de Boulogne (1945) — 82/100 · hit
- Mouchette (1967) — 81/100 · hit
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