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Jean-Pierre Melville's (Le Samouraï) romantic drama stars Emmanuelle Riva (Hiroshima Mon Amour) as a jaded, lapsed Catholic mother and widow...
Jean-Pierre Melville's (Le Samouraï) romantic drama stars Emmanuelle Riva (Hiroshima Mon Amour) as a jaded, lapsed Catholic mother and widow of a Jewish husband, who finds herself falling in love with a young, altruistic priest (Jean-Paul Belmondo).
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96 %24 reviewsRotten Tomatoes® rating
85 %639 reviewsAudience score rating
"Remains strong for its performances, its inventive editing and framing, and its evocative rendering of the French occupation."
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Chicago Reader
Chicago Reader"(A) masterpiece."
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Time Out
Time Out"A fascinating, unexpected movie that fans of French film in general, and Melville in particular, will not want to miss."
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Los Angeles Times
Los Angeles Times"Melville’s depiction of wartime France is peerless."
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The New Yorker
The New Yorker"Moves with the diamond-cut precision and carefully constricting tension of Melville's trademark gangland sagas."
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Village Voice
Village Voice"(The story is) is handled with tact and talent."
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Variety
Variety"What is remarkable is the depth of feeling (Melville) exacts from the juxtaposition of these ordinary moments with their extraordinary context."
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The New York Times
The New York TimesLéon Morin, Priest | Details
- Runtime
- 117
- Genre
- Drama, Romance
- Country of origin
- France, Italy
