Diary of a Country Priest

Diary of a Country Priest

  • Director: Robert Bresson
  • Writer: Georges Bernanos,Robert Bresson
  • Countries of origin: France
  • Language: French
  • Release date: April 5, 1954
  • Aspect ratio: 1.37 : 1
  • Also known as: Dnevnik seoskog sveštenika
  • "Diary of a Country Priest" is a feature film directed by Robert Bresson , starring Claude Laydu and released in France on February 7, 1951   .
    The film is adapted from the novel of the same name by Georges Bernanos . It tells the story of a young pastor who preached in the countryside, who was not understood by the world, endured illness and torment, and experienced fierce self-struggle in his heart, and finally achieved self-salvation   .

    Details

    • Release date April 5, 1954
    • Filming locations Château, Equirre, Pas-de-Calais, France
    • Production companies Union Générale Cinématographique (UGC)

    Box office

    Gross US & Canada

    $47,000

    Opening weekend US & Canada

    $7,674

    Gross worldwide

    $47,000

    Movie reviews

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    • By Leopold 2022-03-25 09:01:19

      some excerpts

      A young pastor
          
      1.
      —— In the past, the people of the church were the leaders of the parish, the real masters, but now they have only cultivated some young people who can sing hymns, are ignorant and think they are very hard , in fact, nothing can be done. When difficulties arise, they say they don't want to be priests and give up.
      - I promise you, I will not give up everything.
      - In addition to destroying sin, you also want to be loved by the parishioners, and real...

    • By Ivah 2022-03-25 09:01:19

      His purity is shameful. This is the cause of loneliness.

      1. I feel that the priest has a tendency to depression and is very lonely due to his own reasons.

      2. People have no respect for the church or the priest. When they leave, the sound of the shoes is very loud, and there is no reverence.

      3. Young pastors, without fellowship, without spiritual partners to support each other, feel like a lonely candle ignites itself, but a real church should be a group of mutual members that can help and support each other.

      4. The young pastor...

    • By Kristofer 2022-03-25 09:01:19

      Choosing to forgive is also a fateful helplessness [Brief Comment]

      Down again, little is known.

      I know the pastor is in bad health, he stands by his faith, and the people in the parish are hostile to him.

      My grasp of the film's content is empty due to contextual differences and a shallow understanding of Christian theology; but the director embeds a large number of priests' inner monologues or attempts to create an extremely repressive world of subjective influence, in today's work Rare, but always a little high and low.

      Also, I like the...

    • By Margarette 2022-03-25 09:01:19

      awkward stranger

      Perhaps because of the long time or religious themes, this classic movie was casually watched without much emotion.

      A young, pious and weak village priest, facing the indifferent and numb people, lonely and hard, the only sense of accomplishment is to persuade the countess who lost her child to re-believe in God, but it attracted rumors, forced to add illness, left alone, and finally Died from stomach cancer.

      Although the young pastor was unlucky, he was assigned to a remote...

    • By Guadalupe 2022-03-25 09:01:19

      Diary of a Village Priest

      #It seems that most good movies will touch on the theme of soul and faith... A young priest full of faith and anticipation came to his rural parish, facing the harshness, slander and complexity of reality, he constantly struggled to persevere, Physically and mentally exhausted, but he never abandoned and questioned God and love, and accepted the coming of death alone and peacefully... #The narrative structure is composed of the contents of the priest's diary, with a large number of...

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    • By Garry 2022-03-27 09:01:19

      Bresson's use of voiceovers is very poetic, which is quite a contrast to his nuanced and alienated relationship settings. And, keeping a diary to guide the narrative paragraphs is very...

    • By Ole 2022-03-27 09:01:19

      To be honest I didn't watch...

    • By Dane 2022-03-27 09:01:19

      Too bitter. . Or maybe he thinks I'm too tender and unable to...

    • By Briana 2022-03-27 09:01:19

      he forgives...

    • By Emory 2022-03-27 09:01:19

      I just don't like the feeling of the director standing up and...

    Controversy over adaptation

    Around the adaptation of Georges Bernanos' novel "Diary of a Country Priest", there was a scramble in the French film industry. Before Bernanos' death, screenwriters Jean Orange and Pierre Bost had completed an adapted screenplay. The script of Orange and Bobst tries to give the work a dramatic color to the small scenes through exaggerated movements and compact language. They deleted the part of Dr. Derbender, reorganized the important...
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    At the beginning of the adaptation, Bresson claimed to be faithful to the original work, and the film did confirm this. He firmly grasped the backbone of the original, so he gave the impression of being faithful to the original. However, his "loyalty" is the most hidden and inner form of creatively breaking the original pattern. The film always replaces the contagious specific descriptions in the novel with poor pictures. If Bresson...
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    Movie quotes

    • Curé d'Ambricourt: [voiceover] Awful night. No sooner had I shut my eyes than sadness overwhelmed me.

    • Curé d'Ambricourt: [voiceover] What wouldn't I have given this morning for a word of compassion or kindness.

    • Curé d'Ambricourt: Are you eager to take Communion?

      Séraphita Dumontel: No.

      Curé d'Ambricourt: Why not?

      Séraphita Dumontel: It will come when it will.

      Curé d'Ambricourt: But you understand. You listen so carefully.

      Séraphita Dumontel: It's because you have lovely eyes.