Film

Diary of a Country Priest

1951 · 1h 55m · Drama

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

IMDb

7.7

Rotten Tomatoes

95%

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.

Claude Laydu

Curé d'Ambricourt

Jean Riveyre

Le Comte

Adrien Borel

Priest of Torcy

Rachel Bérendt

La Comtesse

Nicole Maurey

Miss Louise

Nicole Ladmiral

Chantal

Martine Lemaire

Séraphita Dumontel

Antoine Balpêtré

Dr. Delbende

Jean Danet

Olivier

Gaston Séverin

Canon

Yvette Etiévant

Femme de Ménage

Bernard Hubrenne

Prêtre Dufrety

Léon Arvel

Fabregars

Martial Morange

L'Adjoint

Gilberte Terbois

Mrs. Dumouchel

Serge Bento

Mitonnet

• Robert BressonDirector · Screenplay
• Georges BernanosNovel
• Léonce-Henri BurelDirector of Photography
• Jean-Jacques GrünenwaldOriginal Music Composer
• Paulette RobertEditor

Journal d'un curé de campagne (1951) Bande Annonce

Release date

February 7, 1951

Status

Released

Original language

French

Runtime

1h 55m

Rated

NR

Genres

Drama

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