Léon Morin, Priest

1961 · 117 MIN · IMDB 7.5 · 5,938 VOTES · DIR. Jean-Pierre Melville

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Overview

The widow Barny lives in Nazi-occupied France, looking after her half-Jewish daughter in a small village. When the Germans arrive, she decides to baptize her and chooses priest Léon Morin to do so. After spending some time with him, the relationship with her confessor turns into a confrontation with both God and her own repressed desire. 

Dialogue Timeline — 937 lines

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00:02:51 It was around eight o'clock in the evening
00:09:42 i'll be godmother to your daughter france
00:15:54 - it's good of you to have come - good? I'm here as an enemy
00:19:03 ...in the name of the father, the son and the holy spirit
00:24:47 jesus christ, by karl adam, tubingen university professor, no less
00:28:40 there's always a precipice one must negotiate alone
00:31:50 ...in that parlour with its polished floor and air of a disused laundry
00:37:20 they're asking for papers
00:40:41 Yes. She's beautiful and intelligent; runs the whole thing
00:43:46 Probably someone who thinks the presbytery is a bed-sitter
00:50:12 you won't take anything from anyone?
00:54:05 What's wrong, sabine? What's happened?
00:58:40 why do you wish to convert?
01:01:56 and atone for them through humble confession...
01:04:53 france isn't in a state of mortal sin because it condones collaboration
01:08:25 i'm seeing morin next saturday. He gave me a book to do a resumé of
01:12:26 beloved lord...
01:17:17 It is written in french: "Crossing forbidden"
01:25:50 it was; we'd fight all the six kilometres home from school
01:29:41 are you so anxious to leave your god, you sunday christians?
01:37:12 it looks hard going; i don't think i'll be able to understand
01:41:39 tomorrow you go to see daniéle. Try to see that your visit does her good
01:45:08 ...for only you can give me what one can only find within oneself
01:51:00 god keep you

Cast & Characters

Dialogue Record

Lines indexed937
Dialogue density8.0 lines / min
First line00:02:51
Final line01:51:00

Production Record

DirectorJean-Pierre Melville
LanguageFrench
IMDb votes5,938