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Léon Morin, Priest

Léon Morin, Priest

7,1 /10 (170 Votes)
1961 FR 118 min

Overview

Barny, although a Marxist, is intrigued by the mysteries of religion. In confession, she teases a priest, Léon Morin, but he is a young and intelligent man and ready to discuss anything.

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Release date

22/09/1961

Votes

170

Popularity

2.2

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Released

Original title

Léon Morin, prêtre

Language

FR

Runtime

118 min

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prabhushakti

2018-03-12

⭐ 10

The hero of the movie, we have here is not a human being, or if he is, then for this modern world, he is a joker. With such a religious icon, we are given another character who is like us. Who behaves and thinks like us. Poor widow gets somehow obsessed with this priest who, I felt is very needy and lonely, maybe. He tries the best to manipulate the girl, who seeks nothing more than reality and compassion. I do not feel any achievement of the director to create such a simple movie with unusual characters and their capers. I absolutely do not understand the philosophy of this movie, in a simple…

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