STORY
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.
CAST & CREW
- Jean-Paul Belmondo
- Emmanuelle Riva
- Irène Tunc
- Nicole Mirel
- Gisèle Grimm
Cast
- Jean-Pierre Melville
- Volker Schlöndorff
- Bertrand Tavernier
- Jacqueline Parey
Directors
INFORMATION
- Rome-Paris Films
- Concordia Compagnia Cinematografica
Production Companies
- France
- Italy
Production Countries
LANGUAGES
- German
- French
- English
