Léon Morin, Priest
In World War II, the widow Barny sees the Italian soldiers arriving in occupied Saint Bernard while strolling to her task. Barny lives with her child as well as works dealing with examinations and really feels an excellent tourist attraction toward her employer Sabine. When the Germans get here, Barny sends her half-Jewish daughter to live in a farm in the countryside and also finds that Sabine's bro has been detained as well as sent to a prisoner-of-war camp. The atheist Barny determines to baptize her daughter to safeguard her and also selects clergyman Léon Morin to talk about with him themes related to religion as well as Catholicism and also Léon provides books to her. Barny converts to the Catholicism and ends up being closer to Léon, feeling an unrequited desire for him.
Released: 1961-09-21
Duration: 130
min