Diary of a Country Priest (1951)
Starring Claude Laydu, Jean Riveyre, Adrien Borel
Directed by Robert Bresson
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.
Runtime: 115 min.
Rating: 7.7
DVD
Languages: French
Countries: France
Genres: Drama
Keywords: based on novel or book,small town,faith,priest,rural area
Cast
Priest of Ambricourt
Count
Priest of Torcy
Countess
Miss Louise
Chantal
Séraphita Dumontel
Dr. Delbende
Olivier
Canon
Femme de Ménage
Priest Dufrety
Fabregars
Deputy Mayor
Mrs. Dumouchel
Mitonnet (as Serge Benneteau)
La Patronne du Café (uncredited)
Bit Role (uncredited)