A priest of humble origin, lost in the maze of worldiness
Director: Robert Bresson
Starring: Claude Laydu, Jean Riveyre, Adrien Borel
Overview
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.
Director
Robert Bresson
Production
UGC
Cast
Claude Laydu, Jean Riveyre, Adrien Borel, Rachel Bérendt, Nicole Maurey, Nicole Ladmiral, Martine Lemaire, Antoine Balpêtré, Jean Danet, Gaston Séverin, Yvette Etiévant, Bernard Hubrenne, Léon Arvel, Martial Morange, Gilberte Terbois, Serge Bento, Germaine Stainval, François Valorbe