Léon Morin, Priest

Based On the book by Béatrix Beck

Léon Morin, Priest (French: Léon Morin, prêtre) is a 1961 French drama film directed by Jean-Pierre Melville. It was adapted by Melville from Béatrix Beck's novel The Passionate Heart (French: Léon Morin, prêtre), which won the Prix Goncourt in 1952. Set during WWII in Occupied France, the film stars Emmanuelle Riva as a jaded, lapsed Catholic mother and widow of a Jewish husband, who finds herself falling in love with a young, altruistic priest, played by Jean-Paul Belmondo. For his work in the film, Belmondo was nominated for the BAFTA Film Award for Best Foreign Actor.

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Release date:

1961

Director:

Jean-Pierre Melville

Cast:

Jean-Paul Belmondo, Emmanuelle Riva, Irène Tunc, Volker Schlöndorff, Howard Vernon

Genre:

Drama

Country:

France, Italy

Language:

French

Year page:

1961 in adaptations