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Cinematic background from Léon Morin, Priest 1961 - The widow Barny lives in Nazi-occupied France, looking after her half-Jewish daughter in a small village. When the Germans arrive, she decides to baptize her and chooses priest Léon Morin to do so. After spending some time with him, the relationship with her confessor turns into a confrontation with both God and her own repressed desire.

Léon Morin, Priest

1961

Drama, Romance, War

Directors:

Jean-Pierre Melville

Writers:

Béatrix Beck, Jean-Pierre Melville

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Movie still from “Léon Morin, Priest” (1961), directed by Jean-Pierre Melville – A group of people standing in a room; Extreme Wide shot, High angle

Movie still from “Léon Morin, Priest” (1961), directed by Jean-Pierre Melville – An older man sitting at a table writing on a piece of paper; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle

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Movie still from “Léon Morin, Priest” (1961), directed by Jean-Pierre Melville – A man and a woman sitting in front of each other; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle

Movie still from “Léon Morin, Priest” (1961), directed by Jean-Pierre Melville – An old photo of a woman opening a door; Wide shot, High angle

Movie still from “Léon Morin, Priest” (1961), directed by Jean-Pierre Melville – A woman standing in front of a window in a room; Medium shot, Low angle

Movie still from “Léon Morin, Priest” (1961), directed by Jean-Pierre Melville – A man and a woman sitting at a table; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle

Movie still from “Léon Morin, Priest” (1961), directed by Jean-Pierre Melville – Black and white photograph of a young man looking at the camera; Close Up shot, Low angle

Movie still from “Léon Morin, Priest” (1961), directed by Jean-Pierre Melville – A man and a woman standing next to each other in front of a wall; Medium shot, Low angle

Movie still from “Léon Morin, Priest” (1961), directed by Jean-Pierre Melville – A little girl standing next to an older man; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle

Movie still from “Léon Morin, Priest” (1961), directed by Jean-Pierre Melville – A woman standing in front of a window with her hands on her hips; Medium shot, Low angle

Movie still from “Léon Morin, Priest” (1961), directed by Jean-Pierre Melville – A man and a woman sitting at a table with a lamp; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle

Movie still from “Léon Morin, Priest” (1961), directed by Jean-Pierre Melville – A young man sitting on a bed looking at papers with an older woman in bed; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle

Movie still from “Léon Morin, Priest” (1961), directed by Jean-Pierre Melville – A man sitting on a chair in a room; Medium shot, High angle

Movie still from “Léon Morin, Priest” (1961), directed by Jean-Pierre Melville – A man and a woman sitting at a table; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle

Movie still from “Léon Morin, Priest” (1961), directed by Jean-Pierre Melville – A man and a woman are looking at each other; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle

Movie still from “Léon Morin, Priest” (1961), directed by Jean-Pierre Melville – A black and white photo of a man sitting at a table; Medium shot, High angle

Movie still from “Léon Morin, Priest” (1961), directed by Jean-Pierre Melville – A man and a woman standing next to each other on a sidewalk; Wide shot, High angle

Movie still from “Léon Morin, Priest” (1961), directed by Jean-Pierre Melville – A group of women standing in front of a desk; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle

Movie still from “Léon Morin, Priest” (1961), directed by Jean-Pierre Melville – An old black and white photo of a woman; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle

Movie still from “Léon Morin, Priest” (1961), directed by Jean-Pierre Melville – A young boy in a striped sweater is standing next to an older man; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle

Movie still from “Léon Morin, Priest” (1961), directed by Jean-Pierre Melville – An old photo of a man and a little girl; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle

Movie still from “Léon Morin, Priest” (1961), directed by Jean-Pierre Melville – A man standing on a staircase in a room; Wide shot, High angle

Movie still from “Léon Morin, Priest” (1961), directed by Jean-Pierre Melville – Black and white photograph of a woman in front of a building; Close Up shot, Low angle

Movie still from “Léon Morin, Priest” (1961), directed by Jean-Pierre Melville – A man and a woman sitting at a table with a lamp; Medium shot, High angle

Movie still from “Léon Morin, Priest” (1961), directed by Jean-Pierre Melville – A black and white photo of a woman sitting at a desk; Medium shot, High angle

Movie still from “Léon Morin, Priest” (1961), directed by Jean-Pierre Melville – A black and white photo of people walking down a street; Extreme Wide shot, High angle

Movie still from “Léon Morin, Priest” (1961), directed by Jean-Pierre Melville – A black and white photo of a group of people standing on the sidewalk; Extreme Wide shot, High angle

Movie still from “Léon Morin, Priest” (1961), directed by Jean-Pierre Melville – A man standing at the top of a pulpit in front of a stained glass window; Medium shot, Low angle

Movie still from “Léon Morin, Priest” (1961), directed by Jean-Pierre Melville – A black and white photo of people riding bikes down a street; Wide shot, High angle

Movie still from “Léon Morin, Priest” (1961), directed by Jean-Pierre Melville – An older woman holding a young girl's hand; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle

Movie still from “Léon Morin, Priest” (1961), directed by Jean-Pierre Melville – A woman in a black shirt is standing in front of an elephant statue; Medium shot, Low angle

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Movie still from “Léon Morin, Priest” (1961), directed by Jean-Pierre Melville – A man and a woman sitting at a table; Medium shot, High angle

Movie still from “Léon Morin, Priest” (1961), directed by Jean-Pierre Melville – A person standing in a field near a fence; Extreme Wide shot, Low angle

Movie still from “Léon Morin, Priest” (1961), directed by Jean-Pierre Melville – A man and a woman are looking at a book; Medium shot, High angle

Movie still from “Léon Morin, Priest” (1961), directed by Jean-Pierre Melville – An old photo of a woman and a child; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle

Movie still from “Léon Morin, Priest” (1961), directed by Jean-Pierre Melville – A woman is writing on a piece of paper; Medium shot, High angle

Movie still from “Léon Morin, Priest” (1961), directed by Jean-Pierre Melville – A black and white photo of a woman in a dress; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle

Movie still from “Léon Morin, Priest” (1961), directed by Jean-Pierre Melville – A man and a woman standing next to each other; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle

Movie still from “Léon Morin, Priest” (1961), directed by Jean-Pierre Melville – A woman sitting at a desk writing on a piece of paper; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle

Movie still from “Léon Morin, Priest” (1961), directed by Jean-Pierre Melville – A woman standing in front of a window looking outside; Medium shot, Low angle

Movie still from “Léon Morin, Priest” (1961), directed by Jean-Pierre Melville – A black and white photo of a woman in a suit and tie; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle

Movie still from “Léon Morin, Priest” (1961), directed by Jean-Pierre Melville – A woman sitting on top of a wooden bench; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle

Movie still from “Léon Morin, Priest” (1961), directed by Jean-Pierre Melville – A man and a woman are standing in a kitchen; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle

Movie still from “Léon Morin, Priest” (1961), directed by Jean-Pierre Melville – A man standing in front of a fire place; Medium shot, Low angle

Movie still from “Léon Morin, Priest” (1961), directed by Jean-Pierre Melville – A woman standing in front of a mirror in front of another woman; Medium shot, Low angle

Movie still from “Léon Morin, Priest” (1961), directed by Jean-Pierre Melville – Black and white photograph of a man wearing a priest's outfit; Medium shot, High angle

Movie still from “Léon Morin, Priest” (1961), directed by Jean-Pierre Melville – A man standing in front of a wall with his arms crossed; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle

Movie still from “Léon Morin, Priest” (1961), directed by Jean-Pierre Melville – A man and a woman sitting at a table; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle

Movie still from “Léon Morin, Priest” (1961), directed by Jean-Pierre Melville – An old photo of a woman and a dog in the dirt; Extreme Wide shot, High angle

Movie still from “Léon Morin, Priest” (1961), directed by Jean-Pierre Melville – A young woman holding a newspaper in a room; Medium shot, Low angle

Movie still from “Léon Morin, Priest” (1961), directed by Jean-Pierre Melville – Two women are working together at a desk; Medium shot, High angle

Movie still from “Léon Morin, Priest” (1961), directed by Jean-Pierre Melville – A woman serving a plate to a young boy at a table; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle

Movie still from “Léon Morin, Priest” (1961), directed by Jean-Pierre Melville – An open door to an old stone building with steps; Wide shot, High angle

Movie still from “Léon Morin, Priest” (1961), directed by Jean-Pierre Melville – Black and white photograph of a young man looking into the camera; Close Up shot, High angle

Movie still from “Léon Morin, Priest” (1961), directed by Jean-Pierre Melville – A black and white photo of a woman with a hair piece; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle

Movie still from “Léon Morin, Priest” (1961), directed by Jean-Pierre Melville – A woman with a head scarf sitting in a chair; Close Up shot, High angle

Movie still from “Léon Morin, Priest” (1961), directed by Jean-Pierre Melville – A black and white photo of a woman walking down the street; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle

Movie still from “Léon Morin, Priest” (1961), directed by Jean-Pierre Melville – A man standing in front of a door; Close Up shot, Low angle

Movie still from “Léon Morin, Priest” (1961), directed by Jean-Pierre Melville – Two people walking down a street at night; Extreme Wide shot, High angle

Movie still from “Léon Morin, Priest” (1961), directed by Jean-Pierre Melville – An old photo of a group of women and children; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle

Movie still from “Léon Morin, Priest” (1961), directed by Jean-Pierre Melville – A woman in a suit sitting in front of another woman in a suit; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle

Movie still from “Léon Morin, Priest” (1961), directed by Jean-Pierre Melville – A man holding a pole with a little girl on top of it; Extreme Wide shot, High angle

Movie still from “Léon Morin, Priest” (1961), directed by Jean-Pierre Melville – A young man and a young woman are in a kitchen; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle

Movie still from “Léon Morin, Priest” (1961), directed by Jean-Pierre Melville – A man and a woman sitting at a round table; Medium shot, High angle

Movie still from “Léon Morin, Priest” (1961), directed by Jean-Pierre Melville – A woman and a child are looking at a picture; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle

Movie still from “Léon Morin, Priest” (1961), directed by Jean-Pierre Melville – An old photo of a woman sitting on a chair; Medium shot, High angle

Movie still from “Léon Morin, Priest” (1961), directed by Jean-Pierre Melville – A black and white photo of a woman sitting at a table; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle