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Diary of a Country Priest

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Original title

Journal d'un curé de campagne

Year

1951

Running time

120 min.

Country

France

Director

Robert Bresson

Screenwriter

Robert Bresson. Novel: Georges Bernanos

Cast

Music

Jean-Jacques Grünenwald

Cinematography

Léonce-Henri Burel (B&W)

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Genre

Drama | Religion

Rankings Position

#62 Best French Movies of all time

Awards: 1951: Venice Film Festival: OCIC Award

1953: BAFTA Awards: Nominated for Best Foreign Actor (Claude Laydu)

1954: National Board of Review: Top Best Foreign Films

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"The chance to see Robert Bresson's Diary of a Country Priest... should not be passed up; it is an enterprise of great pith and moment in the history of cinema."

Anthony Lane: The New Yorker
"A film like Diary of a Country Priest gathers its strength as it continues. There's always the sense that Bresson knows exactly where he's going and the simplest way to get there."

Roger Ebert: Chicago Sun-Times
"The word 'sublime' has often been used to describe this Robert Bresson masterpiece, a slow-paced film of great purity that portrays the pain and occasional joy of the religious life."

Joe Morgenstern: The Wall Street Journal
"The full scope of the film's brilliance hits you with the force of a knockout punch."

Keith Uhlich: Time Out
"A masterpiece, beyond question."

Dave Kehr: Chicago Tribune
"Bresson's cinematographic tour de force is still incredibly impressive and affecting."

David Parkinson: Empire
"Watching this spiritual odyssey is almost a religious experience in itself, but one which has nothing to do with faith or dogma, everything to do with Bresson's unique ability to exteriorise an interior world."

Tom Milne: Time Out

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