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Léon Morin, Priest (1961)

Directed by Jean-Pierre Melville · Cinematography by Henri Decaë

117 min58 frames

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Léon Morin, Priest (1961) movie still: medium — A dimly lit room features a man and woman positioned in opposing profile views. They are separated…Léon Morin, Priest (1961) movie still: medium — A dark indoor space viewed through a dark patterned lace curtain. Two women stand in the background…Léon Morin, Priest (1961) movie still: wide — A rural road winds past residential houses situated on a grassy embankment. A lone woman travels along…Léon Morin, Priest (1961) movie still: wide — A rural dirt track curves through a grassy field bordered by bare winter trees. A German soldier and a…Léon Morin, Priest (1961) movie still: wide — A rural level railroad crossing with striped wooden gates lowered across the gravel road. A woman…Léon Morin, Priest (1961) movie still: wide — A wide grassy hill under a large sky with patchy cumulus clouds. A woman stands stationary in the left…Léon Morin, Priest (1961) movie still: medium — A spare, dimly lit room contains only a wooden table and two simple chairs. A woman and a man sit…Léon Morin, Priest (1961) movie still: medium — A sparsely furnished room features a central wooden desk with a lamp and books. A woman wearing a…Léon Morin, Priest (1961) movie still: medium — A spare, wood-paneled room features floral wallpaper and a large central window. A young priest in a…Léon Morin, Priest (1961) movie still: medium — A dark indoor setting features a woman in the foreground and another reflected in a mirror. A small…Léon Morin, Priest (1961) movie still: medium — A dimly lit domestic interior with a woman in the foreground and a man blurred. The woman looks…Léon Morin, Priest (1961) movie still: medium — A dark, enclosed space separated by a thick metal diamond-patterned wire mesh screen. A man and a…Léon Morin, Priest (1961) movie still: medium — A European street features a building with shuttered windows and a prominent hanging flag. A woman…Léon Morin, Priest (1961) movie still: medium — A stone stairwell with rough plaster walls and a simple iron handrail. Two young women stand…Léon Morin, Priest (1961) movie still: wide — A narrow, sloping cobblestone street in a European town is lined with aged buildings. Several people…Léon Morin, Priest (1961) movie still: medium — A dimly lit indoor space featuring a door with textured glass panels. A man wearing a clerical…
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Léon Morin, Priest — official trailer

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.

Where can you watch Léon Morin, Priest?

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What does the cinematography of Léon Morin, Priest look like?

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.

What is the color palette of Léon Morin, Priest?

The dominant colors across the sampled frames of Léon Morin, Priest (1961) are #050505, #303030, #8c8c8c, #6e6e6e, #cccccc, #454545 — measured from the per-frame color data FrameThrower extracts for every film.

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  • #6e6e6e
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  • #454545

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