Léon Morin, Priest [Léon Morin, prêtre]

Release Year
1961
Runtime
1h 57m
Genres
Drama
Romance
Directed By
Jean-Pierre Melville
Léon Morin, Priest

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.

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