Diary of a Country Priest

Journal d'un curé de campagne

1951 · 115 min · ★ 7.5 / 10 · 291 votes

Drama

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.

Cast

Claude Laydu · Jean Riveyre · Adrien Borel · Rachel Bérendt · Nicole Maurey · Nicole Ladmiral · Martine Lemaire · Antoine Balpêtré · Jean Danet · Gaston Séverin

Director

Robert Bresson