71SSIFF - 22/30 September 2023
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LA FAUTE DE L'ABBÉ MOURET

FRANCE      89 m.
Synopsis

(The Demise of Father Mouret) (1970)
Franju once again adapts a classic of French literature, this time by Émile Zola. Here the moviemaker takes an anti-clerical novel to the screen, removing absolutely nothing of the fury and aggressiveness from its message. A suffocating, claustrophobic tale about a priest in a country town who loses his memory in a fall. As he is nursed back to health by a beautiful young girl, the priest falls in love with her... not remembering who he is or his religious duties.

Director
Screenplay
Georges Franju, Jean Ferry
Plot
Émile Zola (La Faute de l'abbé Mouret)
Production
Valoria Films / Les Films du Carrosse / Stéphan-Films / New Films Productions
Véra Belmont
Photography
Marcel Fradetal
Edition
Gilbert Natot
Music
Jean Wiener
Cast
Francis Huster, Gillian Hills, André Lacombe, Margo Lion, Lucien Barjon
Running Time
89 m.
Country
FRANCE
Year
1970
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