Diary of a Country Priest

Diary of a Country Priest
Diary of a Country Priest
	Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Robert Bresson
Written by	Robert Bresson
Based on	The Diary of a Country Priest; by Georges Bernanos
Produced by	Léon Carré; Robert Sussfeld;
Starring	Claude Laydu; André Guibert; Jean Riveyre; Marie-Monique Arkell;
Cinematography	Léonce-Henri Burel
Edited by	Paulette Robert
Music by	Jean-Jacques Grünenwald
Distributed by	Brandon Films Inc.
Release date	7 February 1951;
Running time	115 minutes
Country	France
Language	French

Diary of a Country Priest (French: Journal d'un curé de campagne) is a 1951 French drama film written and directed by Robert Bresson, and starring Claude Laydu in his debut film performance. A faithful adaptation of Georges Bernanos' novel of the same name, which had won the Grand prix du roman de l'Académie française in 1936, it tells the story of a sickly young Catholic priest who has been assigned a small village in northern France as his first parish. The film was lauded for Laydu's performance, which has been called one of the greatest in the history of cinema, and won numerous awards, including the Grand Prize at the Venice International Film Festival and the Prix Louis Delluc.^[1]