Sous le soleil de Satan (Under the Sun of Satan)
Maurice Pialat
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Maurice Pialat / Sous le soleil de Satan
Synopsis
A controversial winner of the Cannes Palme d'Or, where it was celebrated and reviled in equal measure, this film is a study in evil and divine grace. Gérard Depardieu plays a parish priest exiled to a small French village, where his faith is tested by his encounters with a horse trader who may be Satan and a village girl (Sandrine Bonnaire) looking for redemption. A stark, rigorous adaptation of the novel by Georges Bernanos.
Info
- Country France
- Year 1987
- Format Digital
- Running time 97 min
- Image Colour
- Language French
- Subtitles Catalan
- Production company Erato Films, Films A2, Flach Film, Action Films
- Producer Daniel Toscan du Plantier
- Screenplay Sylvie Danton, Maurice Pialat
- Photography Willy Kurant
- Editor Yann Dedet
- Music Henri Dutilleux
- Actors Gérard Depardieu, Sandrine Bonnaire, Maurice Pialat, Alain Artur, Yann Dedet, Brigitte Legendre