Léon Morin, Priest (1961)
Directed by Jean-Pierre Melville · Cinematography by Henri Decaë
117 min58 frames
DramaRomance
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What is Léon Morin, Priest about?
Barny, although a Marxist, is intrigued by the mysteries of religion. In confession, she teases a priest, Léon Morin, but he is a young and intelligent man and ready to discuss anything.
Léon Morin, Priest is a 1961 French drama film directed by Jean-Pierre Melville. It was adapted by Melville from Béatrix Beck's novel The Passionate Heart, which won the Prix Goncourt in 1952. Set during WWII in Occupied France, the film stars Emmanuelle Riva as a jaded, lapsed Catholic mother and widow of a Jewish husband, who finds herself falling in love with a young, altruistic priest, played by Jean-Paul Belmondo.
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Across 58 sampled frames, Léon Morin, Priest builds its coverage from medium shots (64% of the sample), with wide compositions (21%) carrying much of the rest. Cinematographer Henri Decaë keeps 59% of it in soft, low-key light. 47% of the frames play at night or in the failing light of dusk. Vintage glass shapes the frame. Focus stays shallow in 62% of the frames, isolating subjects from their surroundings. The production design places the film in the 1960s.
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