Film · Drama
Diary of a Country Priest (1951)
A priest of humble origin, lost in the maze of worldiness
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.
- Director
- Robert Bresson
- Writers
- Georges Bernanos, Robert Bresson
- Country
- France
- Language
- French
- Release date
- February 7, 1951
- Original title
- Journal d'un curé de campagne
Cast
Claude LayduCuré d'Ambricourt
Jean RiveyreLe Comte
Adrien BorelPriest of Torcy
Rachel BérendtLa Comtesse
Nicole MaureyMiss Louise
Nicole LadmiralChantal
Martine LemaireSéraphita Dumontel
Antoine BalpêtréDr. Delbende
Jean DanetOlivier
Gaston SéverinCanon
Yvette EtiévantFemme de Ménage- Bernard HubrennePrêtre Dufrety
Léon ArvelFabregars- Martial MorangeL'Adjoint
- Gilberte TerboisMrs. Dumouchel
Serge BentoMitonnet
Germaine StainvalLa patronne du café(non crédité)
François ValorbeBit Role(non crédité)
