Diary of a Country Priest

Diary of a Country Priest (1951)

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

  • Genre: Drama
  • Release Date: 1951-02-07
  • User Rating: 7.5/10 from 253 ratings
  • Runtime: 1h 55min
  • Language: Français
  • Production Company: UGC Films
  • Production Country: France
  • Director: Robert Bresson
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Summary

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.

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  • Claude Laydu

    as Priest of Ambricourt
  • Jean Riveyre

    as Count
  • Adrien Borel

    as Priest of Torcy
  • Rachel Bérendt

    as Countess
  • Nicole Maurey

    as Miss Louise
  • Nicole Ladmiral

    as Chantal
  • Martine Lemaire

    as Séraphita Dumontel
  • Antoine Balpêtré

    as Dr. Delbende
  • Jean Danet

    as Olivier
  • Gaston Séverin

    as Canon
  • Yvette Etiévant

    as Femme de Ménage
  • Bernard Hubrenne

    as Priest Dufrety
  • Léon Arvel

    as Fabregars
  • Martial Morange

    as Deputy Mayor
  • Gilberte Terbois

    as Mrs. Dumouchel
  • Serge Bento

    as Mitonnet
  • Germaine Stainval

    as The Boss of the Café (uncredited)
  • François Valorbe

    as Bit Role (uncredited)
Directing Robert Bresson Director
Writing Georges Bernanos Novel
Art Pierre Charbonnier Art Direction
Sound Jean-Jacques Grünenwald Original Music Composer
Production Léon Carré Production Manager
Production Robert Sussfeld Production Supervisor
Camera Léonce-Henri Burel Director of Photography
Art Robert Turlure Set Decoration
Sound Jean Rieul Sound
Editing Paulette Robert Editor
Camera Robert Juillard Camera Operator
Production Henry Servet Unit Manager
Camera Roger Corbeau Still Photographer
Writing Robert Bresson Adaptation
Production Emil Puet Production Manager
Writing Robert Bresson Screenplay
Directing Guy Lefranc First Assistant Director
Camera Henri Raichi First Assistant Camera
Production Michel Choquet General Manager
Directing Odette Lemarchand Script Supervisor

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