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End of a Priest (1969)

End of a Priest poster
Original title
Farářův konec
Directed by
Evald Schorm
Genre
drama film, comedy film, parable
Country
Czechoslovakia
Runtime
1h 38m
Rating
6.2 of 10 from 8 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A man pretending to be a priest arrives in a small village. His presence reveals the hypocrisy and conflicts among the local townspeople.

satiricalabsurdthoughtfulslow-burndarkly comiccerebralmelancholicunsettling

What happens

End of a Priest (Czech: Farářův konec) is a 1969 Czechoslovak comedy film directed by Evald Schorm. It was entered into the 1969 Cannes Film Festival. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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