Diary of a Country Priest
Journal d'un curé de campagne
(1951)
An inexperienced, sickly priest shows up in the rural French community of Ambricourt, where he joins the community's clergy. But the locals don't take kindly to the priest, and his ascetic ways and unsociable demeanor make him an outcast. During Bible studies at the nearby girls school, he is continually mocked by his students. Then his attempt to intervene in a family feud backfires into a scandal. His failures, compounded with his declining health, begin to erode his faith.
10 Kinolab Clips
Opening Sequence
The new priest of Ambricourt (Claude Laydu) writes in his diary.
Duration: 00:03:54
Timestamp: 00:02:04
Contributor: Eduardo Mendoza
Face Up to It
The priest (Claude Laydu) visits Dr. Delbende (Antoine Balpêtré) for his ailing stomach.
Duration: 00:02:15
Timestamp: 00:20:19
Contributor: Eduardo Mendoza
Chantal's Letter
Chantal (Nicole Ladmiral) visits the priest (Claude Laydu) with a suicide note, furious over her father's (Jean Riveyre) affair with her governess (Nicole Maurey).
Duration: 00:05:07
Timestamp: 00:36:35
Contributor: Eduardo Mendoza
To Pray, To Hate
The priest (Claude Laydu) visits the Countess (Rachel Bérendt) and helps her come to terms with the death of her son and reconcile with God.
Duration: 00:10:25
Timestamp: 00:42:15
Contributor: Eduardo Mendoza
Meeting the Canon
The Canon (Gaston Séverin) visits the priest (Claude Laydu) to discuss the death of the Countess (Rachel Bérendt).
Duration: 00:03:16
Timestamp: 00:58:40
Contributor: Eduardo Mendoza
The Priest of Torcy
The priest (Claude Laydu) talk with his mentor the priest of Torcy (Adrien Borel) on his faith, the death of the Countess (Rachel Bérendt), and his operation of the parish.
Duration: 00:09:52
Timestamp: 01:08:55
Contributor: Eduardo Mendoza
Séraphita
The priest (Claude Laydu) faints on the road and is woken up by Sérephita (Martine Lemaire), one of his troublesome catechism students.
Duration: 00:06:33
Timestamp: 01:18:49
Contributor: Eduardo Mendoza
Motorcycle Ride
The priest (Claude Laydu) is offered a motorcycle ride from a young man (Jean Danet) to catch his train out of Ambricourt.
Duration: 00:04:59
Timestamp: 01:32:37
Contributor: Eduardo Mendoza
Urban Diagnosis
The priest (Claude Laydu) arrives in the city and is diagnosed with stomach cancer.
Duration: 00:05:34
Timestamp: 01:37:48
Contributor: Eduardo Mendoza
All is Grace (Closing Sequence)
The priest (Claude Laydu) passes away. His friend Dufrety (Bernard Hubrenne) recounts his final moments in a letter to the priest of Torcy (Adrien Borel).
Duration: 00:03:55
Timestamp: 01:51:35
Contributor: Eduardo Mendoza