Léon Morin, Priest

The widow Barny lives in Nazi-occupied France, looking after her half-Jewish daughter in a small village. When the Germans arrive, she decides to baptize her and chooses priest Léon Morin to do so. After spending some time with him, the relationship with her confessor turns into a confrontation with both God and her own repressed desire.

Genre: Drama, Romance

Stars: Jean-Paul Belmondo, Emmanuelle Riva, Irène Tunc, Nicole Mirel, Gisèle Grimm, Marco Behar

Crew: Jean-Pierre Melville (Director), Béatrix Beck (Novel), Jean-Pierre Melville (Writer), Carlo Ponti (Producer), Georges de Beauregard (Producer), Jacqueline Meppiel (Editor)

Country: France, Italy

Language: DeutschFrançaisEnglish

Studio: Rome-Paris Films, Concordia Compagnia Cinematografica

Runtime: 117 minutes

Quality: HD

Released: Sep 22, 1961

IMDb: 4

Keywords:faith, widow, world war ii, atheist, confessional, catholic priest, occupied france (1940-44), nouvelle vague

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