The read
Critics rate it 21 points higher than audiences do.
Synopsis
Barny, although a Marxist, is intrigued by the mysteries of religion. In confession, she teases a priest, Léon Morin, but he is a young and intelligent man and ready to discuss anything.
Ratings
IMDb7.5/10
Rotten Tomatoes96%
Critics rate it 21 points higher than audiences do.
172 audience votes
Key crew
- Jean-Pierre MelvilleDirector
- Jean-Pierre MelvilleWriter
- Martial SolalOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Emmanuelle RivaBarny
- Jean-Paul BelmondoLéon Morin
- Irène TuncChristine Sangredin
- Nicole MirelSabine Levy
- Gisèle GrimmLucienne
- Marco BeharEdelman
- Marc EyraudAnton
- Monique HennessyArlette
- Edith LoriaDanielle Holdenberg
- Monique BerthoMarion
- Nina GrégoireCast
- Simone VannierSecretary
Stills
Themes
based on novel or bookfaithphilosophywidowconfessionworld war iideportationreligious conversionatheistconversiongodlove