

Diary of a Country Priest
1951 · Movie · 1h 55m · NR
Drama
"A priest of humble origin, lost in the maze of worldiness"
Overview
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.
Ratings
IMDb
7.7/10
Rotten Tomatoes
95%
Key crew
- Robert BressonDirector
- Jean-Jacques GrünenwaldOriginal Music Composer
- Robert BressonScreenplay
Cast
- Claude LayduCuré d'Ambricourt
- Jean RiveyreLe Comte
- Adrien BorelPriest of Torcy
- Rachel BérendtLa Comtesse
- Nicole MaureyMiss Louise
- Nicole LadmiralChantal
- Martine LemaireSéraphita Dumontel
- Antoine BalpêtréDr. Delbende
- Jean DanetOlivier
- Gaston SéverinCanon
- Yvette EtiévantFemme de Ménage
- Bernard HubrennePrêtre Dufrety
Stills
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Themes
small townbased on novel or bookfaithpriestrural areablack and white























