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(out of 5)
Original title: Journal D’Un Cure De Campagne
Quiet, powerful work about a priest who arrives at a little village in France to begin working with his new parish. He sets out to heal souls but finds himself beset on all sides, both by the complicated relationships that the villagers have with relationships, as well as the doubts that grow within himself in dealing with them. Fantastic, subtle cinema, though I suspect it will mean a lot more to Bresson’s diehard fans than it does for anyone else.
Union Générale Cinématographique
Directed by Robert Bresson
Screenplay by Robert Bresson, based on the novel by Georges Bernanos
Cinematography by Leonce-Henri Burel
Music by Jean-Jacques Grunenwald
Production Design by Pierre Charbonnier
Film Editing by Paulette Robert
