The Diary of a Country Priest was conceived and created by a French artist, in a pre-Vatican II world. But as a wise priest says in the book, “Man can’t live on jam.” This book is a book that can be lived on, however hard it is to digest. Weam uses Letterboxd to share film reviews and lists. furkgencer uses Letterboxd to share film reviews and lists. An inexperienced, sickly priest shows up in the rural French community of Ambricourt, where he joins the community's clergy. 1,491 films watched. Favorites: Phantom Thread (2017), Her (2013), Close-Up (1990), In the Mood for Love (2000). Nat uses Letterboxd to share film reviews and lists. An idealistic young Catholic priest in an isolated French village keeps a diary describing the unheroic suffering and the petty internal conflicts of his parish. 169 films watched. 108 films watched. Favorites: Diary of a Country Priest (1951), Dogville (2003), The Exterminating Angel (1962), Mulholland Drive (2001). 1,491 films watched. The priest goes about his duties. Robert uses Letterboxd to share film reviews and lists. Risk uses Letterboxd to share film reviews and lists. Diary of a Country Priest (French: Journal d'un curé de campagne) is a 1951 French drama film written and directed by Robert Bresson, and starring Claude Laydu. Both lives end in death, as Christ's did. Favorites: The Panic in Needle Park (1971), Possession (1981), Diary of a Country Priest (1951), Love Streams (1984). The story is set in Ambricourt in northern France, where a young, newly appointed priest (Claude Laydu) shows up in the rural French community of Ambricourt, where he joins the community's clergy. Mamunur Rashid uses Letterboxd to share film reviews and lists. But the locals don't take kindly to the priest, and his ascetic ways and unsociable demeanor make him an outcast. 835 films watched. During Bible studies at the nearby girls school, he is continually mocked by his students. shuttko uses Letterboxd to share film reviews and lists. That simple quote from Bresson's film sums up its teaching-and Bresson's achievement..In another review, I referred to this film as one of the handful of "elevens' in the history of film, the two or three dozen that cling to the soul forever.With absolute simplicity and unrivaled economy of means, Bresson has created one of the few 'religious experiences' in the history of cinema.SEE IT. Buy a cheap copy of The Diary of a Country Priest book by Georges Bernanos. Bio: "I want someone to be sad, AND I WANNA KNOW THAT I'M RESPONSIBLE!!!" This may sound like a thin plot for a novel, but Diary of a Country Priest, by George Bernanos 1,987 films watched. Favorites: Diary of a Country Priest (1951), Casablanca (1942), Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure (1989), Castaway on the Moon (2009).