Léon Morin, Priest

    Léon Morin, Priest
    1961

    Synopsis

    The widow Barny lives in Nazi-occupied France, looking after her half-Jewish daughter in a small village. When the Germans arrive, she decides to baptize her and chooses priest Léon Morin to do so. After spending some time with him, the relationship with her confessor turns into a confrontation with both God and her own repressed desire. 

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    Cast

    • Jean-Paul BelmondoLeon Morin
    • Emmanuelle RivaBarny
    • Irène TuncChristine Sangredin
    • Nicole MirelSabine Levy
    • Gisèle GrimmLucienne
    • Marco BeharEdelman
    • Marc EyraudAnton
    • Monique HennessyArlette
    • Edith LoriaDanielle Holdenberg
    • Monique BerthoMarion

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