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Diary of a Country Priest (1954)

Name: Diary of a Country Priest
Genre: Drama
Released: 2020-06-29
Duration: 1 hr 55 min
Rating: 76
Cast: Claude Laydu, Jean Riveyre, Adrien Borel, Rachel Bérendt, Nicole Maurey

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

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NR 1 hr 55 minApr 5th, 1954Drama

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.

StarringClaude LayduJean RiveyreAdrien Borel

DirectorRobert Bresson

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