Journal d'un curé de campagne

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Nicole Ladmiral and Claude Laydu in Journal d'un curé de campagne (1951)

A young priest taking over the parish at Ambricourt tries to fulfill his duties even as he fights a mysterious stomach ailment.

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A young priest taking over the parish at Ambricourt tries to fulfill his duties even as he fights a mysterious stomach ailment.A young priest taking over the parish at Ambricourt tries to fulfill his duties even as he fights a mysterious stomach ailment.A young priest taking over the parish at Ambricourt tries to fulfill his duties even as he fights a mysterious stomach ailment.

Director
- Robert Bresson
Writers
- Georges Bernanos
- Robert Bresson
Stars

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IMDb RATING

7.7/10

13K

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Director
- Robert Bresson
Writers
- Georges Bernanos
- Robert Bresson
Stars

See production info at IMDbPro

Nominated for 1 BAFTA Award
- 7 wins & 3 nominations total

Countess (La Comtesse)
(as Marie-Monique Arkell)

Nicole Maurey

Miss Louise

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)

Serge Bento

Mitonnet
(as Serge Benneteau)

Germaine Stainval

La patronne du café
(uncredited)

François Valorbe

Bit Role
(uncredited)

Director
- Robert Bresson
Writers
- Georges Bernanos
- Robert Bresson
All cast & crew
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Trivia
The hand and handwriting in the film belong to Robert Bresson.

Quotes
[subtitled version]
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.

Connections
Featured in Histoire(s) du cinéma: Les signes parmi nous (1999)

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10/10

"God is not a torturer;He wants us to love another."

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.