Diary of a Country Priest

The story

An inexperienced, sickly priest shows up in the rural French community of Ambricourt, where he joins the community's clergy. But the locals don't take kindly to the priest, and his ascetic ways and unsociable demeanor make him an outcast. During Bible studies at the nearby girls school, he is continually mocked by his students. Then his attempt to intervene in a family feud backfires into a scandal. His failures, compounded with his declining health, begin to erode his faith.

Cast & crew

Claude LayduCuré d'Ambricourt

Jean RiveyreLe Comte

Adrien BorelPriest of Torcy

Rachel BérendtLa Comtesse

Nicole MaureyMiss Louise

Nicole LadmiralChantal

Martine LemaireSéraphita Dumontel

Antoine BalpêtréDr. Delbende

Jean DanetOlivier

Gaston SéverinCanon

Yvette EtiévantFemme de Ménage

Bernard Hubrenne

Bernard HubrennePrêtre Dufrety