France,
1951, 115 min
Directed by:
Robert BressonScreenplay:
Robert BressonCinematography:
Léonce-Henri BurelComposer:
Jean-Jacques GrünenwaldCast:
Claude Laydu, Adrien Borel, Nicole Maurey, Jean Riveyre, Nicole Ladmiral, Rachel Bérendt, Yvette Etiévant, Antoine Balpêtré, Jean Danet, Serge Bento (more)Plots(1)
A young priest arrives in the French country village of Ambricourt to attend to his first parish, but the apathetic and hostile rural congregation rejects him immediately. Through his diary entries, the suffering young man relays a crisis of faith that threatens to drive him away from the village and from God. (official distributor synopsis)
Awards
- Winner
- Nominations
British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA)
- 1954 - Claude Laydu (Best Foreign Actor)
Venice Film Festival
- 1951 - Léonce-Henri Burel (Golden Osella - Outstanding Technical Contribution)
- 1951 - Robert Bresson (Golden Lion for Best Film)