Léon Morin, Priest
1961 · Movie · 117 min. · France
A little French town during the Occupation. Barny is a young sexually frustrated widow, living with her little girl France. She is also a communist militant, and one days she enters in a church, randomly choses a priest and starts criticizing the religion. But the priest is a young handsome clever one, Leon Morin. He does not offer her the reaction she was expecting. She is disturbated. She starts frequenting him, impressed by Morin's moral strength.
Direction Jean-Pierre Melville
Cast Jean-Paul Belmondo · Emmanuelle Riva · Iréne Tunc · Nicole Mirel · Gisèle Grimm · Marco Behar · Monique Bertho · Gerard Buhr · Howard Vernon
Soundtrack Martial Solal
Screenplay Jean-Pierre Melville · Béatrix Beck
Cinematography Henri Decaë
Original title Léon Morin, prêtre
Also known as The Forgiven Sinner
7.0
356 votes (FilmAffinity)
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