Léon Morin, Priest
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September 22, 1961
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Drama, Romance
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.
Featured Crew
Jean-Pierre Melville
Director
Volker Schlöndorff
Assistant Director
Béatrix Beck
Novel
Cast
Jean-Paul Belmondo
Léon Morin
Emmanuelle Riva
Barny
Irène Tunc
Christine Sangredin
Nicole Mirel
Sabine Levy
Gisèle Grimm
Lucienne