Léon Morin, Priest(Léon Morin, prêtre)
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France, Italy · 1961
2h 10m
Director Jean-Pierre Melville
Starring Jean-Paul Belmondo, Emmanuelle Riva, Irène Tunc, Marc Eyraud
Genre Drama, Romance
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During World War II, in occupied France, the atheist Barny decides to baptize her half-Jewish daughter to protect her. She begins a series of conversations with the priest Léon Morin about themes related to religion and Catholicism. The result is her eventual conversion – as well as an unrequited passion for the priest.
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