Léon Morin, Priest (1961)
- Original title
- Léon Morin, prêtre
- Directed by
- Jean-Pierre Melville
- Genre
- drama film
- Country
- France, Italy
- Runtime
- 2h 10m
- Rated
- 12
- Rating
- 7.1 of 10 from 168 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
Set in a small French town under Nazi occupation during World War II, a widowed mother who has lost her religious faith meets a young priest. She debates with him about belief and morality, and finds herself drawn to him in a way she did not expect.
contemplativeintimatemelancholicconversationalslow-burntenseemotionally chargedrestrainedthought-provoking
What happens
Léon Morin, Priest (French: Léon Morin, prêtre) is a 1961 French drama film directed by Jean-Pierre Melville. It was adapted by Melville from Béatrix Beck's novel The Passionate Heart (French: Léon Morin, prêtre), which won the Prix Goncourt in 1952. Set during WWII in Occupied France, the film stars Emmanuelle Riva as a jaded, lapsed Catholic mother and widow of a Jewish husband, who finds herself falling in love with a young, altruistic priest, played by Jean-Paul Belmondo. For his work in the film, Belmondo was nominated for the BAFTA Film Award for Best Foreign Actor. At the 1961 Venice Film Festival, the film won the “Award of the City of Venice” and was nominated for the Golden Lion. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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