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Diary of a Country Priest

Original title: Journal d'un curé de campagne · Turkish title: Bir Taşra Papazının Güncesi

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

1951 · 1 h 35 min
Directed by Robert Bresson
Drama

Cast

Claude Laydu Nicole Ladmiral Jean Riveyre

Credits

Written by: Georges Bernanos

Plot

A young, ailing priest struggles with faith and hostility in a rural French parish.

Sinekatalog’s take

Robert Bresson's austere adaptation follows a sick young priest struggling in a hostile parish. Spare, intimate and spiritual, with Claude Laydu moving, it is a masterpiece of faith and suffering.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.

Ratings

IMDb: 7.7 / 10 (13,855 votes)
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