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Diary of a Country Priest [DVD] [1950] [Region 1] [US Import] [NTSC]

DVD ~ Claude Laydu
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  • Actors: Claude Laydu, Jean Riveyre, André Guibert, Rachel Bérendt, Nicole Maurey
  • Directors: Robert Bresson
  • Format: Black & White, DVD-Video, Subtitled, NTSC
  • Language French
  • Subtitles: English
  • Region: Region 1 (US and Canada DVD formats.)
  • Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
  • Number of discs: 1
  • Classification: Unrated (US MPAA rating. See details.)
  • Studio: Criterion
  • DVD Release Date: 3 Feb 2004
  • Run Time: 115 minutes
  • Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)
  • ASIN: B000127IF2
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 64,506 in DVD (See Bestsellers in DVD)

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5.0 out of 5 stars "All is grace", 11 Aug 2007
By Bel Alcat "bel_78" (Buenos Aires, Argentina) - See all my reviews
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"Diary of a country priest" (1951), directed by Robert Bresson and based on a well-known novel by Georges Bernanos, is a beautiful masterpiece in black and white. Regarding this film, Bresson said that "(...) I wasn't faithful to the style of Bernanos, and I omitted details which I disliked. But I was faithful to the spirit of the book and to what it inspired in me as I read it".

This film recounts the spiritual journey of a new priest (played by Claude Laydu) that has to face unfriendly people in his first parish at the same time he suffers from ill health and doubts regarding his faith. The story is told mainly thanks to journal entries, something that allows the spectator to be privy to the priest's inner thoughts, and struggle with him when he faces different kinds of problems.

As you can probably imagine, it is not easy to watch this film. Nonetheless, I strongly recommend it, as Bresson manages to capture the anguish and fierceness of the battle played in this young man's heart, and show us that interior drama in excruciating detail.

Belen Alcat
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