Diary of a Country Priest [SEP] cast member
Diary of a Country Priest
Diary of a Country Priest () is a 1951 French film written and directed by Robert Bresson, and starring Claude Laydu. It was closely based on the novel of the same name by Georges Bernanos. Published in 1936, the novel received the Grand prix du roman de l'Académie française. It tells the story of a young, sickly priest, who has been assigned to his first parish, a village in northern France.
"Diary of a Country Priest" was lauded for Laydu's
. He became a member of Madeleine Renaud and Jean-Louis Barrault's company at the Théâtre Marigny, when he was selected by director Robert Bresson for his first role in a film, as the titular young priest in "Diary of a Country Priest," based on the 1936 novel of the same name by Georges Bernanos. They met to discuss the role, and Laydu prepared by spending time in a monastery and losing weight.
While Bresson sometimes suggested acting got in the way of his moviemaking, Laydu, a