MOVIE · 1951
Diary of a Country Priest
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.
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Diary of a Country Priest
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Story
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.
CAST
Featured 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. DelbendeMORE TO EXPLORE
