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Léon Morin, Priest( 1961)

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Overview

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. 

    Top Billed Cast

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      Jean-Paul Belmondo

      Léon Morin

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      Emmanuelle Riva

      Barny

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      Irène Tunc

      Christine Sangredin

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      Nicole Mirel

      Sabine Levy

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      Gisèle Grimm

      Lucienne

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      Marco Behar

      Edelman

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      Marc Eyraud

      Anton

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      Monique Hennessy

      Arlette

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      Edith Loria

      Danielle Holdenberg

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      Monique Bertho

      Marion

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      Nina Grégoire

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      Simone Vannier

      Secretary

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      Lucienne Marchand

      Secretary

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      Nelly Pitorre

      Secretary

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      Ernest Varial

      Director

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      Chantal Gozzi

      Young France

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      Patricia Gozzi

      Old France

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      Marielle Gozzi

      Adult France

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      Cédric Grant

      American Soldier

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      George Lambert

      American Soldier

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      Gérard Buhr

      Gunther

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      Howard Vernon

      Colonel

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      Renée Liques

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      Volker Schlöndorff

      German Soldier (uncredited)

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      Claude Achard

      (uncredited)

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      Adeline Aucoc

      Old Lady (uncredited)

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      Maurice Auzel

      Man in St Bernard Church (uncredited)

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      André Badin

      (uncredited)

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      Madeleine Ganne

      Betty (uncredited)

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      Louis Saintève

      Man (uncredited)

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    A review by prabhushakti

    10
    Written by prabhushakti on Mon Mar 12 2018
    The hero of the movie, we have here is not a human being, or if he is, then for this modern world, he is a joker. With such a religious icon, we are given another character who is like us. Who behaves and thinks like us. Poor widow gets somehow obsessed with this priest who, I felt is very needy and lonely, maybe. He tries the best to manipulate the girl, who seeks nothing more than reality and compassion. I do not feel any achievement of the director to create such a simple movie with unusual characters and their capers. I absolutely do not understand the philosophy of this movie, in a simple ...

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    Facts

    Status

    Released

    Original Language

    English

    Budget

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    Revenue

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    Keywords

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