Léon Morin Priest 

Dir: Jean Pierre Melville: France 1961 (130 mins)

As the Germans take over France during World War 11, widowed mother Barny becomes increasingly anxious about her half-Jewish daughter. She decides to hide the girl in a nearby farm and have her baptised as a cover. The ceremony reminds Barny of the absurdity of religion and inspires her to pick a fight with the parish priest Léon. She’s surprised to learn that he shares a great many of her views and the two begin a chaste yet deep relationship.

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