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Diary of a Country Priest

A priest of humble origin, lost in the maze of worldiness

7.498 average rating
7.498
French / 115 MIN. / 1951

The Genres

The Synopsis

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.

The Cast

Claude LayduJean RiveyreAdrien BorelRachel BérendtNicole MaureyNicole LadmiralMartine LemaireAntoine BalpêtréJean DanetGaston SéverinYvette EtiévantBernard HubrenneLéon ArvelMartial MorangeGilberte TerboisSerge BentoGermaine StainvalFrançois Valorbe

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