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The Demise of Father Mouret is a 1970 French film directed by Georges Franju, based on the 1875 novel La Faute de l'Abbé Mouret by Émile Zola. Like the novel, the film is about Father Mouret, a young priest who is sent to a remote village in Provence, then has a nervous breakdown and develops amnesia. While recuperating, he meets and falls in love with a beautiful young woman, Albine, with whom he begins an idyllic relationship meant to recall the story of Adam and Eve. When he regains his memory, though, he is wracked with guilt, and ends the relationship, leading to tragedy for both.
Original Release
10/14/1970
US Release
10/20/1977
Cast
Name | Character |
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Francis Huster | Serge Mouret |
Gillian Hills | Albine |
Andre Lacombe | Archangias |
Margo Lion | La Teuse |
Lucien Barjon | Barberousse |
Fausto Tozzi | Jeanbernat |
Tino Carraro | Dr. Pascal |
Silvie Feit | Rosalie |
Joëlle Fossier |
Directors
Writers
Georges Franju, Émile Zola, Jean Ferry, Sandro Continenza
Cast
Name | Character |
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Francis Huster | Serge Mouret |
Gillian Hills | Albine |
Andre Lacombe | Archangias |
Margo Lion | La Teuse |
Lucien Barjon | Barberousse |
Fausto Tozzi | Jeanbernat |
Tino Carraro | Dr. Pascal |
Silvie Feit | Rosalie |
Joëlle Fossier |
Producers
Name | Role |
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Véra Belmont | Producer |