Diary of A Country Priest (ej svensk text)

Based on a novel by George Bernanos, DIARY OF A COUNTRY PRIEST marked the first in director Robert Bresson’s so-called “prison-trilogy”. The film begins with the arrival of a young, sickly priest (Claude Laydu) at the godless parish of Ambricourt in Northern France. Here he becomes drawn into the complex domestic life of a wealthy Count, his tormented wife, his manipulative daughter and his mistress, Miss Louise. Narrated by excerpts of the priest’s diary, the film follows his efforts to awaken the villagers from their spiritual lethargy, with their struggles, suffering and triumphs representing in a microcosm those of humankind itself.