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    Leon Morin, Priest

    1961 · Drama · 2h 10m

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  1. Léon Morin, Priest (French: Léon Morin, prêtre) is a 1961 French drama film directed by Jean-Pierre Melville. It was adapted by Melville from Béatrix Beck 's novel The Passionate Heart (French: Léon Morin, prêtre ), which won the Prix Goncourt in 1952.

  2. Léon Morin, Priest: Directed by Jean-Pierre Melville. With Jean-Paul Belmondo, Emmanuelle Riva, Irène Tunc, Nicole Mirel. Set during occupied France, a faithless woman finds herself falling in love with a young priest.

    • (5.7K)
    • Drama, Romance, War
    • Jean-Pierre Melville
    • 1961-09-22
  3. "Leon Morin, Priest" is a consistently intriguing film, because Melville so cleverly plays with our expectations. There is an undercurrent of sincere religiosity at work. Morin is a sincere priest who is prepared to accept a posting in a remote district where no one will be interested in his books.

  4. Leon Morin, Priest. As the Germans take over France during World War II, widowed mother Barny (Emmanuelle Riva) becomes increasingly anxious about her half-Jewish daughter. She decides to...

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    • Jean-Paul Belmondo
    • Jean-Pierre Melville
    • Drama
  5. Jul 26, 2011 · Jean-Paul Belmondo delivers a subtly sensual performance in the hot-under-the-collar Léon Morin, Priest ( Léon Morin, prêtre ), directed by Jean-Pierre Melville. The French superstar plays a devoted man of the cloth who is desired by all the women of a small village in Nazi-occupied France.

    • Léon Morin
  6. 1h 57m 1961. Overview. Synopsis. Credits. Film Details. Articles & Reviews. Notes. Brief Synopsis. During the Nazi occupation of France, a skeptical young widow meets a handsome priest who converts her to Catholicism. Cast & Crew. Read More. Jean-pierre Melville. Director. Emmanuelle Riva. Jean-paul Belmondo. Nicole Mirel. Nicole Behar. Irene Tunc.

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