Léon Morin, Priest

Léon Morin, Priest 1961

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The widow Barny lives in Nazi-occupied France, looking after her half-Jewish daughter in a small village. When the Germans arrive, she decides to baptize her and chooses priest Léon Morin to do so. After spending some time with him, the relationship with her confessor turns into a confrontation with both God and her own repressed desire. 

  • Released: 1961-09-21
  • Runtime: 117 minutes
  • Genre: Romance, Drama
  • Stars: Lucienne Marchand, Ernest Varial, Chantal Gozzi, Patricia Gozzi, Volker Schlöndorff, Nicole Mirel, Marc Eyraud, Howard Vernon, Irène Tunc, Marco Behar, Emmanuelle Riva, Edith Loria, Monique Hennessy, Gérard Buhr, Gisèle Grimm, Jean-Paul Belmondo, Monique Bertho
  • Director: Jean-Pierre Melville