Léon Morin, Priest

Léon Morin, Priest

"Léon Morin, Priest" (French: "Leon Morin, Priest") is a 1952 novel by Béatrix Beck, which won the Prix Goncourt. It was made into a 1961 French movie, directed and scripted by Jean-Pierre Melville, and starring Jean-Paul Belmondo and Emmanuelle Riva. Belmondo was nominated for a BAFTA Award for Best Foreign Actor.

Plot

In a small French town during the Occupation, Barny is a young, wayward, sexually frustrated widow, living with her little girl. She is also a communist militant who long ago decided that the easiest way was the best. One day she enters a church, randomly chooses a priest and starts criticizing the religion. But the priest is Leon Morin, who is young, handsome, clever and altruistic. He believes that any sin can be expunged by a good dose of faith, and does not offer her the reaction she was expecting. She is disturbed. She starts frequenting Morin, impressed by his moral strength, while he makes it his mission to steer her onto the right path.

External links

*imdb title|0055082|Léon Morin, Priest


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