Léon Morin, Priest (1961) - Double Feature

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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. 


Main Cast: Jean-Paul Belmondo, Emmanuelle Riva, Irène Tunc, Nicole Mirel, Gisèle Grimm, Marco Behar, Marc Eyraud, Monique Hennessy, Edith Loria, Monique Bertho

Director: Jean-Pierre Melville

Writer: Jean-Pierre Melville

Editor: Jacqueline Meppiel

Cinematographer: Henri Decaë


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