At a Catholic boys' school, domineering disciplinarian Father Goddard rules over his pupils with an iron hand. When one of his teenage charges confesses to murder, the dogmatic but deeply repressed Goddard finds his faith challenged and his life spiralling dangerously out of control.

Léon Morin, Priest

1961

French

7.5

♡ 12

Action

based on novel or book

Jean-Pierre Melville Director

Gérard Buhr as Gunther

Jean-Paul Belmondo as Léon Morin

Howard Vernon as The colonel

Volker Schlöndorff as Un soldat allemand

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.

Corpus Christi

2019

Polish

♡ 35

98%

youth correctional facility

Jan Komasa Director

Eliza Rycembel as Eliza

Leszek Lichota as Mayor

Lidia Duda as Parent 5

Tomasz Zietek as 'Pinczer'

A pious 20-year-old juvenile delinquent is sent to work at a sawmill in a small town; on arrival, he dresses up as a priest and accidentally takes over the local parish. The arrival of this young, charismatic preacher is an opportunity for the local community to begin the healing process after a tragedy that happened a year prior.

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Léon Morin, Priest

Corpus Christi