Diary of a Country Priest

Based On the book by Georges Bernanos

Diary of a Country Priest (French: Journal d'un curé de campagne) is a 1951 French drama film written and directed by Robert Bresson. The film stars Claude Laydu in his feature film debut. A faithful adaptation of Georges Bernanos' Grand Prix du Roman-winning novel of the same name, the film tells the story of a sickly young Catholic priest who has been assigned a small village in northern France as his first parish. The film illustrates the eroding religious faith in the French countryside (where Bresson grew up) and the clergy's struggles to reach younger believers disillusioned by the inflexibility, and sometimes hypocritical flexibility, of the Church at the time.

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Release date:

1951

Director:

Robert Bresson

Cast:

Nicole Maurey, Adrien Borel, Antoine Balpêtré, Claude Laydu, Germaine Stainval

Genre:

Drama, Art

Country:

France

Language:

French

Year page:

1951 in adaptations