Léon Morin, Priest (1961)

09/22/1961Drama, Romance1h 58m
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Overview

Barny, although a Marxist, is intrigued by the mysteries of religion. In confession, she teases a priest, Léon Morin, but he is a young and intelligent man and ready to discuss anything.

Top Billed Cast

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    Emmanuelle Riva

    Barny

  2. Cast 1

    Jean-Paul Belmondo

    Léon Morin

  3. Cast 1

    Irène Tunc

    Christine Sangredin

  4. Cast 1

    Nicole Mirel

    Sabine Levy

  5. Cast 1

    Gisèle Grimm

    Lucienne

  6. Cast 1

    Marco Behar

    Edelman

  7. Cast 1

    Marc Eyraud

    Anton

  8. Cast 1

    Monique Hennessy

    Arlette

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    Edith Loria

    Danielle Holdenberg

The hero of the movie, we have here is not a human being, or if he is, then for this modern world, he is a joker. With such a religious icon, we are given another character who is like us. Who behaves and thinks like us. Poor widow gets somehow obsessed with this priest who, I felt is very needy and lonely, maybe. He tries the best to manipulate the girl, who seeks nothing more than reality and compassion. I do not feel any achievement of the director to create such a simple movie with unusual characters and their capers. I absolutely do not understand the philosophy of this movie, in a simple...