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
00:15:52 of course not
00:18:39 Moderately
00:24:31 Well, giovanni papini's story of christ
00:28:22 if you fall in love, you do so without proof. Faith likewise: Moral certainty
00:31:32 - i considered suicide because of him - very imaginative
00:36:20 i'd invent an aryan father, one she resembles slightly, who won't deny it
00:40:25 i was gripped by the thought of sabine
00:43:22 I have to see people's eyes. I hate any barriers
00:47:28 i took a chance and went there one saturday morning
00:52:51 you didn't answer me. Are your silences asides to the holy spirit?
00:58:04 monsieur i'abbé, i've something to tell you
01:00:58 all right; if you change your mind, it doesn't matter
01:04:22 ...covered with wounds it drags through the rocks and filth
01:07:36 didn't you see? I thought it was on your way
01:11:06 i'd be your housekeeper
01:15:41 they pierced my hands and my feet
01:24:56 when i threaten her with hell, it's: "Hell is for grown-ups, not children"
01:27:53 i once broke a cow's leg, making it jump a fence
01:34:18 Of course
01:40:23 my soul felt like a bordello
01:43:46 Maybe, i don't know. He made the world through love
01:49:36 now, what's the song for today?

Cast & Characters

Dialogue Record

Lines indexed937
Dialogue density8.0 lines / min
First line00:02:51
Final line01:49:36

Production Record

DirectorJean-Pierre Melville
LanguageFrench
IMDb votes5,938