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Léon Morin, prêtre = Léon Morin, priest / Georges de Beauregard and Carlo Ponto present ; a Rialto Pictures release ; Concordia Compagnie Cinematografica, Rome-Paris Films ; screenplay and dialogue by Jean-Pierre Melville ; directed by Jean-Pierre Melville ; producers, Georges de Beauregard, Carlo Ponti.
LIBRA DVD 018 135
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- Format:
- Video
- Author/Creator:
- Beck, Béatrix. Léon Morin, prêtre, author.
- Series:
- Criterion collection ; 572.
- Criterion collection ; 572
- Language:
- English
- French
- Subjects (All):
- Beck, Béatrix--Film adaptations.
- Beck, Béatrix.
- Catholic Church--France--Clergy--Drama.
- Catholic Church.
- Priests--Psychology--Drama.
- Widows--France--Drama.
- Man-woman relationships--France--Drama.
- History.
- Man-woman relationships.
- Widows.
- Priests--Psychology.
- Priests.
- Clergy.
- France--History--German occupation, 1940-1945--Drama.
- France.
- Genre:
- Feature films.
- Film adaptations.
- Drama.
- Video recordings.
- Physical Description:
- 1 videodisc (117 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in.
- monochrome
- Edition:
- DVD special édition ; widescreen presentation.
- Other Title:
- Léon Morin, priest
- Place of Publication:
- [United States] : The Criterion Collection, 2011.
- Language Note:
- In French, with optional subtitles in English.
- System Details:
- DVD ; Dolby digital mono.
- digital
- optical
- mono
- Dolby
- video file
- DVD video
- Summary:
- In Nazi-occupied France, a devoted priest is desired by all the women of his village, but finds himself most drawn to a religious skeptic who turns their relationship into a confrontation with both God and her own repressed desire.
- Participant:
- Emanuelle Riva, Jean-Paul Belmondo.
- Credits:
- Adaptation, Jean-Pierre Melville ; cinematography, Henri Decaë ; editors, Jacqueline Meppiel, Nadine Marquand, Marie-Josèphe Yoyotte ; music by Martial Solal, Albert Raisner.
- Notes:
- 1.66:1 aspect ratio.
- Based on the novel by Béatrix Beck.
- DVD release of the 1961 motion picture.
- Special features: French television interview with Jean-Pierre Melville and Jean-Paul Belmondo (1961) ; selected-scene commentary by Ginette Vincendeau ; deleted scenes ; original theatrical trailer ; essay by Gary Indiana and excerpts from Melville on Melville in booklet.
- ISBN:
- 9781604654561
- 1604654562
- OCLC:
- 740925785
- Publisher Number:
- 715515084710
- CC2038D The Criterion Collection
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