
Diary of a Country Priest (1951)
7.5|7 Feb, 1951|115 min
A priest of humble origin, lost in the maze of worldiness
7.5|7 Feb, 1951|115 min
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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.
Keywords
small town
based on novel or book
faith
priest
rural area
Casts

Claude Laydu
Priest of Ambricourt

Jean Riveyre
Count
Adrien Borel
Priest of Torcy

Rachel Bérendt
Countess

Nicole Maurey
Miss Louise
Nicole Ladmiral
Chantal
Martine Lemaire
Séraphita Dumontel

Antoine Balpêtré
Dr. Delbende

Jean Danet
Olivier

Gaston Séverin
Canon

Yvette Etiévant
Femme de Ménage
Bernard Hubrenne
Priest Dufrety

Léon Arvel
Fabregars
Martial Morange
Deputy Mayor
Gilberte Terbois
Mrs. Dumouchel

Serge Bento
Mitonnet
Germaine Stainval
The Boss of the Café (uncredited)

François Valorbe
Bit Role (uncredited)
Crews

Robert Bresson
Director

Georges Bernanos
Novel
Jean-Jacques Grünenwald
Original Music Composer
Pierre Charbonnier
Art Direction
Jean Rieul
Sound
Robert Sussfeld
Production Supervisor
Léon Carré
Production Manager
Paulette Robert
Editor
Léonce-Henri Burel
Director of Photography
Robert Turlure
Set Decoration
Odette Lemarchand
Script Supervisor
Michel Choquet
General Manager
Emil Puet
Production Manager
Henry Servet
Unit Manager
Roger Corbeau
Still Photographer

Robert Bresson
Adaptation
Robert Juillard
Camera Operator

Robert Bresson
Screenplay
Guy Lefranc
First Assistant Director
Henri Raichi
First Assistant Camera
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