| Edition |
RSDL dual-layer ed. |
| Description |
1 videodisc (115 min.) : sd., b&w ; 4 3/4 in. |
| Series |
The Criterion collection ; 222 |
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Criterion collection (DVD videodiscs) ; 222.
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| Note |
Originally released as a motion picture in France in 1950. |
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Based on the novel by Georges Bernanos. |
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Special features: audio commentary by film historian Peter Cowie; theatrical trailer; new and improved English subtitle translation; new high-definition digital transfer, with restored image and sound; essay by film critic Frédéric Bonnaud inserted in container. |
| Credits |
Director of photography, Léonce-Henri Burel ; art director, Pierre Charbonnier ; editor, Paulette Robert ; original music, Jean-Jacques Grünenwald. |
| Cast |
Claude Laydu, Léon Arvel, Balpêtré, Jean Danet, Jeanne Étiévant, André Guibert, Bernard Hubrenne, Marie-Monique Arkell. |
| Summary |
A new priest arrives in the French country village of Ambricourt to attend to his first parish. The rural congregation rejects him immediately. Through his country diary entries, the suffering young man relays a crisis of faith that threatens to drive him away from the village and God. |
| Audience |
MPAA rating: Not rated. |
| System Details |
DVD, Region 1, full screen (1.33:1) presentation; Dolby Digital mono. |
| Language |
French dialogue with optional English subtitles. |
| Subject |
Diaries -- Drama.
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Priests -- France -- Drama
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| Genre/Form |
Feature films
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Fiction films
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Criterion collection
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| Added Author |
Bresson, Robert
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Sussfeld, Robert
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Carré, Léon
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Grunenwald, Jean-Jacques, 1911-1982 Composer.
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Laydu, Claude
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Arvel, Léon, 1873-1956
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Balpetré, Antoine, 1898-1963
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Danet, Jean, 1924-2001
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Etiévant, Jeanne.
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Guibert, André.
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Hubrenne, Bernard.
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Arkell, Marie-Monique.
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Bernanos, Georges, 1888-1948.
Journal d'un curé de campagne.
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U.G.C. (Firm)
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Alliance générale de distribution cinématographique.
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Criterion Collection (Firm)
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| Note |
Title on disc label and container: Diary of a country priest |
| ISBN |
0780027817 |
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9780780027817 |
| Standard No. |
037429185520 |
| Music No. |
DIA080 Criterion Collection |
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