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Journal d'un curé de campagne (1951)
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5 April 1954 (USA)
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Plot:
In Ambricourt, a young Priest (Claude Laydu) arrives to be the local parish priest. The community of the small town does not accept him...
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Nominated for BAFTA Film Award.
Another 5 wins
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1 nomination
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"God is not a torturer;He wants us to love another."
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Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| Claude Laydu | ... | Priest of Ambricourt (Curé d'Ambricourt) | |
| Jean Riveyre | ... | Count (Le Comte) | |
| Adrien Borel | ... | Priest of Torcy (Curé de Torcy) (as Andre Guibert) | |
| Rachel Bérendt | ... | Countess (La Comtesse) (as Marie-Monique Arkell) | |
| Nicole Maurey | ... | Miss Louise | |
| Nicole Ladmiral | ... | Chantal | |
| Martine Lemaire | ... | Séraphita Dumontel | |
| Antoine Balpêtré | ... | Dr. Delbende (Docteur Delbende) (as Balpetre) | |
| Jean Danet | ... | Olivier | |
| Gaston Séverin | ... | Canon (Le Chanoine) (as Gaston Severin) | |
| Yvette Etiévant | ... | Femme de ménage | |
| Bernard Hubrenne | ... | Priest Dufrety | |
| Léon Arvel | ... | Fabregars | |
| Martial Morange | ... | Deputy mayor (L'Adjoint) | |
| Gilberte Terbois | ... | Mrs. Dumouchel (Mme Dumouchel) |
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Diary of a Country Priest (USA)
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110 min | USA:95 min | Canada:122 min
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1.37 : 1 more
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Mono (Tobis-Klangfilm)
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Finland:K-3 (new rating: 2001) |
Argentina:Atp |
Finland:S |
USA:Approved |
West Germany:12 (w) |
Singapore:PG
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Reportedly, director Andrei Tarkovsky's favorite film.
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Countess: Love is stronger than death. Your scriptures say so.
Curé d'Ambricourt: We did not invent love. It has its order, its law.
Countess: God is its master.
Curé d'Ambricourt: He is not the master of love. He is love itself. If you would love, don't place yourself beyond love's reach.
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Countess: Love is stronger than death. Your scriptures say so.
Curé d'Ambricourt: We did not invent love. It has its order, its law.
Countess: God is its master.
Curé d'Ambricourt: He is not the master of love. He is love itself. If you would love, don't place yourself beyond love's reach.
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Referenced in De weg naar Bresson (1984)
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That simple quote from Bresson's film sums up its teaching-and Bresson's achievement..In another review, I referred to this film as one of the handful of "elevens' in the history of film, the two or three dozen that cling to the soul forever.With absolute simplicity and unrivaled economy of means, Bresson has created one of the few 'religious experiences' in the history of cinema.SEE IT.