Léon Morin, prêtre
Léon Morin, prêtre
1961
France, Italy
117 min.
16+
7.5/10
Jean-Paul Belmondo as priest Leon Morin, a kind of French Father Sergius who does not succumb to carnal temptation. His partner was Emmanuelle Riva in the role of Barney, an elderly woman who raises a daughter and suffers from loneliness. The chances of meeting a life partner are decreasing every year, and there is also war and occupation. Fearing for her daughter, whose father was of Jewish origin, she, among others, baptizes her and sends her to the village for peace. Once, passing by a church, she decides to go in and express everything she thinks about religion...
