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Diary
Of A Country Priest
DVD
ISBN:
37429185520
Length: 115 minutes
Format: DVD
Code: DCP-M
ON BACKORDER
This is the classic,
mutiple award-winning film by Robert Bresson, based on the famous novel by
George Bernanos, that tells the story of a frail young priest who arrives
in a rural French parish in spiritual decline. Vulnerable in his inexperience,
he meets with indifference, scorn and open mockery. Through his diary entries,
the young priest relays the spiritual meaning of suffering and persecution,
conversion and incorrigibility, and the dark night of the soul. Amidst physical
and spiritual struggles, failure and rejection, the priest accepts all with
submission, turning them into a kind of victory, a grace.
"One of the most profound emotional experiences in the history of film."
—Pauline Kael
"A sublime achievement of pure cinema . . . the triumph of cinematic
realism."
—Andre Bazin
"A masterpiece, beyond question."
—The Chicago Reader
A Criterion Collection DVD in new high definition digital transfer with restored
image & sound. Special features include deleted scenes, audio commentary
by historian Peter Cowie, a RSDL dual-layer edition, and more. Movie shown
in Black & White.
This DVD has the following language options: movie is in French with optional
English subtitles. This movie is Not Rated
