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Winter Light
Why this pick
A spare, wintry study of a pastor confronting spiritual exhaustion, told with the same austere concentration, moral seriousness, and compassionate attention to suffering as Bresson’s film.
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01 / THE STORY
A little about the film.
An idealistic young priest arrives at Ambricourt, his new parish. He is not welcome. The girls of the catechism class laugh at him in a prank, whereby only one of them pretends to know the Scriptural basis of the Eucharist so that the rest of them can laugh at their private conversation. His colleagues criticize his diet of bread and wine, and his ascetic lifestyle. Concerned about Chantal, the daughter of the Countess, the priest visits the Countess at the family chateau, and appears to help her resume communion with God after a period of doubt. The Countess dies during the following night, and her daughter spreads false rumors that the priest's harsh words had tormented her to death. Refusing confession, Chantal had previously spoken to the priest about her hatred of her parents.
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02 / FACES IN THE FRAME
The people who bring it to life.
Yvette Etiévant
Femme de ménage
Claude Laydu
Curé d'Ambricourt
Jean Riveyre
Le Comte
Rachel Bérendt
La Comtesse
Nicole Maurey
Miss Louise