Léon Morin, Priest
Film - 1961
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Léon Morin, Priest it's a movie with Jean-Paul Belmondo, Emmanuelle Riva, Irène Tunc, Marc Eyraud, Monique Hennessy Full cast. Directed by Jean-Pierre Melville. Original title Léon Morin, prêtre, runtime 130 minutes. Genres Romance, Drama.
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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.