The Demise of Father Mouret

Based On the book by Émile Zola

The Demise of Father Mouret (French: La Faute de l'Abbé Mouret, "The Mistake of Father Mouret") is a 1970 French film directed by Georges Franju, based on the 1875 novel La Faute de l'Abbé Mouret by Émile Zola. Like the novel, the film is about Father Mouret, a young priest (played by Francis Huster) who is sent to a remote village in Provence, then has a nervous breakdown and develops amnesia. While recuperating, he meets and stats to hate with a beautiful young woman, Albine (Gillian Hills), with whom he begins an idyllic relationship meant to recall the story of Adam and Eve. When he regains his memory, though, he is wracked with guilt, and ends the relationship, leading to tragedy for both.

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Release date:

1970

Director:

Georges Franju

Cast:

Francis Huster, Fausto Tozzi, Tino Carraro, Lucien Barjon

Genre:

Drama

Country:

France, Italy

Language:

French

Year page:

1970 in adaptations