Journal d'un curé de campagne = Diary of a country priest / Janus Films ; Studio Canal Image ; producers, Léon Carré, Robert Sussfeld ; writer and director, Robert Bresson.

A new priest arrives in the French country village of Ambricourt to attend to his first parish. The rural congregation rejects him immediately. Through his country diary entries, the suffering young man relays a crisis of faith that threatens to drive him away from the village and God.

Bibliographic Details

Main Author:	Grunenwald, Jean-Jacques, 1911-1982 (Composer)
Corporate Authors:	Janus Films, Criterion Collection (Firm), Studio Canal+
Other Authors:	Carré, Léon (Producer), Sussfeld, Robert (Producer), Bresson, Robert (Screenwriter, Director), Laydu, Claude (Actor), Burel, Léonce-Henri, 1892-1977 (Cinematographer), Charbonnier, Pierre (Director), Robert, Paulette (Film editor), Bernanos, Georges, 1888-1948
Language:	French English
Language and/or Writing System:	French dialogue with optional English subtitles & English-text booklet.
Published:	[United States] : Criterion Collection, 2004,©1950.
Edition:	Full screen (1.33:1) presentation.
Series:	Criterion collection ; 222. Rovi Media Collection. Movies.
Subjects:	Diaries > Drama. Priests > France > Drama. Feature films. Motion pictures, French. Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Genre:	Drama. Feature films. Motion pictures, French. Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Local Note:	MSU Rovi copy lacks the booklet.
Physical Description:	1 videodisc (approximately 115 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in.
Variant Title:	Diary of a country priest. [Parallel title]
Format:	Video DVD