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Léon Morin, prêtre (1961)
Theological film
The film is based on the relationship between an atheist woman and a priest in Wehrmacht-occupied France. A very good Jean Paul Belmondo plays the priest, who disturbs the life and ideologies of an equally good Emmanuelle Riva. Their relationship begins as a joke, in the attempt by the atheist girl to ensnare the virtuous priest, but dialogue after dialogue evolves into a spiritual and deep relationship, which in reality hides a sexual attraction. An impossible feeling, destined to never blossom. Apart from the skill of the protagonists, I was very transported by the type of narration chosen by the director and the excellent adaptation made by Jean Pierre Melville of the original novel by Beatrix Beck. A past story, full of dialogues between the two, but also of mental reflections of the protagonist and silences full of meaning. A theological film, which can not in 1h57m give any answer, but only highlight some dynamics of believing, converting and spreading Christianity.
Un condamné à mort s'est échappé ou Le vent souffle où il veut (1956)
Overrated
Slow narration to the point of boredom and lacking in describing the escape plan, which is marginal to the narrative. Dwells exaggeratedly on the inner challenge of the fugitive. In my opinion it is a film about the psychology of a condemned to death, whose only hope is to escape from prison, but this is the material for a short film not for a 1h41m film, filling the dead times with absolute nothingness.