Release Date: 1950
Not Yet Rated|2 hr 0 min
Plot Summary
An inexperienced, sickly priest (Claude Laydu) shows up in the rural French community of Ambricourt, where he joins the community's clergy. But the locals don't take kindly to the priest, and his ascetic ways and unsociable demeanor make him an outcast. During Bible studies at the nearby girls school, he is continually mocked by his students. Then his attempt to intervene in a family feud backfires into a scandal. His failures, compounded with his declining health, begin to erode his faith.
Cast: Claude Laydu, Jean Riveyre, Nicole Ladmiral, Nicole Maurey, Rachel Bérendt, Martine Lemaire, Antoine Balpêtré, Adrien Borel
Director: Robert Bresson
Genres: Drama
Production Co: Union Générale Cinématographique (UGC)
