Léon Morin, Priest
DramaRomancebased on novel or bookfaithphilosophywidowconfessionworld war iideportationreligious conversionatheistconversiongodlove
A philosophical romance between a skeptical widow and an intellectually engaged priest, built on theological debate and the tension between faith and reason during occupied France.
Barny, although a Marxist, is intrigued by the mysteries of religion. In confession, she teases a priest, Léon Morin, but he is a young and intelligent man and ready to discuss anything.
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