Where to watch Diary of a Country Priest(1951)

Name: Diary of a Country Priest
Genre: Drama
Released: 1951-02-07
Duration: 115 min
Cast: Claude Laydu, Jean Riveyre, Adrien Borel, Rachel Bérendt, Nicole Maurey

Movie · 1951 · 1h 55m · Drama

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Diary of a Country Priest plot summary

A priest of humble origin, lost in the maze of worldiness

An inexperienced, sickly priest shows up in the rural French community of Ambricourt, where he joins the community's clergy. But the locals don't take kindly to the priest, and his ascetic ways and unsociable demeanor make him an outcast. During Bible studies at the nearby girls school, he is continually mocked by his students. Then his attempt to intervene in a family feud backfires into a scandal. His failures, compounded with his declining health, begin to erode his faith.

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Original title: Journal d'un curé de campagne
Release date: February 7, 1951
Runtime: 1h 55m
Genres: Drama
Directed by: Robert Bresson
Country: France
TMDB rating: 7.5 / 10 · 291 votes

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Cast

Claude LayduCuré d'Ambricourt
Jean RiveyreLe Comte
Adrien BorelPriest of Torcy
Rachel BérendtLa Comtesse
Nicole MaureyMiss Louise
Nicole LadmiralChantal
Martine LemaireSéraphita Dumontel
Antoine BalpêtréDr. Delbende
Jean DanetOlivier
Gaston SéverinCanon

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In the United States, Diary of a Country Priest isn't included with any subscription, but you can rent or buy it on Amazon Video, Apple TV, Google Play, and YouTube.