Under the Sun of Satan (1987)
- Original title
- Sous le soleil de Satan
- Directed by
- Maurice Pialat
- Genre
- drama film
- Country
- France
- Runtime
- 1h 33m
- Rated
- 16
- Rating
- 6.0 of 10 from 138 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
A young priest in 1920s rural France struggles with his faith and spiritual abilities. He feels overwhelmed by the evil he sees in the world around him.
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What happens
Under the Sun of Satan (French: Sous le soleil de Satan) is a 1987 French drama film directed by Maurice Pialat, starring Gérard Depardieu, Sandrine Bonnaire and Pialat himself. It is based on the 1926 novel of the same name by Georges Bernanos. Set in the countryside of northern France in the 1920s, it tells the story of a tormented young priest who has spiritual gifts but agonises over what good he can do in a world under the grip of evil. The film won the Palme d'Or at the 1987 Cannes Film Festival. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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Pierre and Djemila (1987)- More like this film, on a shelf you can walk up to.It's the lit case on the top shelf.