Diary of a Country Priest ( Journal d'un curé de campagne, French; 1951) Director: Robert Bresson It is one of the most depressing movies I ever saw. No one character in the whole presentation actually smiles, perhaps once. It is a highly philosophical one questioning life and God through the eyes of a young but sick parish priest posted in a village. It is not the best of times for the Man of God. Your boyish look is a ridicule point for the young girls in his class to play pranks. The clergyman is not welcomed by the villagers who have given up on the church probably due to poor produce from the fields. The winter and his tummy upset is helping either. Attendance at the service is dismal. The only attendee, a governess with a countess seem to be in sorrow but the priest cannot seem to get across to her. The countess' daughter, Chantal, is a young girl so full of anger. She curses the governess for having an affair with her father, the Count. She is naturally angry wit...
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