Released
Léon Morin, Priest
September 22 1961 (about 63 years ago)Rating
70
Based on
149 reviews
- Director: Jean-Pierre Melville
- Genres: Drama, Romance
- Runtime: 1 h 57 m
- Countries: France, Italy
- Companies: Rome-Paris Films, Concordia Compagnia Cinematografica
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.
