Diary of a Country Priest

1951 · 115 MIN · IMDB 7.7 · 13,105 VOTES · DIR. Robert Bresson

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Overview

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.

Dialogue Timeline — 1,200 lines

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00:00:49 From the Novel by GEORGES BERNANOS
00:07:01 A true priest is never loved.
00:11:56 This morning she buried her face in her hands
00:17:05 The mention of Miss Louise's name seemed to upset him terribly.
00:21:17 - What race? - The race that holds on.
00:26:18 unsigned.
00:33:08 I have never suffered so much
00:38:54 I am to leave next Tuesday.
00:43:22 My husband can keep whomever he likes here.
00:46:15 more than life, more than salvation itself.
00:49:27 What do you mean, no?
00:53:31 I ask myself how you did it
00:59:29 She'll feel ashamed
01:03:39 I must be happy! Otherwise -
01:07:53 Without realizing it, I'd glimpsed on her brow
01:12:02 when the welfare of souls is in question.
01:15:51 Silence! With that stuff inside you, it's a wonder you're not dead.
01:20:58 I must have fainted the first time beyond the Auchy woods.
01:26:02 Strange how my whole body seems to quiver around one point in my breast.
01:32:04 A lost secret.
01:36:46 Admit it, our world isn't theirs.
01:45:06 Nice of you to come.
01:49:32 The most tiring part is rushing from one place to another.
01:55:26 I believe he died just then.

Cast & Characters

Dialogue Record

Lines indexed1,200
Dialogue density10.4 lines / min
First line00:00:49
Final line01:55:26

Production Record

DirectorRobert Bresson
LanguageFrench
IMDb votes13,105