Diary of a Country Priest

Diary of a Country Priest

7.5

Feb 07 1951

2h 55m

Drama

An inexperienced, sickly priest shows up in the rural French community of Ambricourt, where he joins the community's clergy. But the locals don't take kindly to the priest, and his ascetic ways and unsociable demeanor make him an outcast. During Bible studies at the nearby girls school, he is continually mocked by his students. Then his attempt to intervene in a family feud backfires into a scandal. His failures, compounded with his declining health, begin to erode his faith.

Claude Laydu

Claude Laydu

Priest of Ambricourt

Jean Riveyre

Jean Riveyre

Count

Adrien Borel

Adrien Borel

Priest of Torcy

Rachel Bérendt

Rachel Bérendt

Countess