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Positioned somewhere between Bresson’s immortal Journal d’un curé de campagne and Dieterle’s The Devil and Daniel Webster, Maurice Pialat’s staggering Sous le soleil de Satan [Under the Sun of Satan] addresses the torrent of spiritual and intellectual turmoil unloosed among the denizens of a little country parish. It is a film by turns calm and violent, buoyant upon the tears of mercy and gurgling with the blood of the Lamb.Gérard Depardieu (Loulou, Le Garçu) is the self-abasing curate tortured by questions about his role in God’s plan — before an encounter with a material Satan touches off a powerful revelation. At the crux of his vision is Sandrine Bonnaire (A nos amours., Police), the madly profligate sylph whose fate ruptures in a blast of gunpowder and the slash of a razor. As events unfurl, Maurice Pialat himself provides witness as the seasoned cleric who pronounces the words: “God wears us down.” One of the great films of faith made by a non-believer, Sous le soleil de Satan left an indelible mark on spectators from the very moment of its premiere at the Cannes Film Festival in 1987 — where it won the Palme d’Or for Best Film. The Masters of Cinema Series is proud to present Maurice Pialat’s soul-shaking Sous le soleil de Satan on DVD in the UK for the first time.
Original Release
09/02/1987
US Release
02/10/1989
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Cast
Name | Character |
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Gerard Depardieu | Donissan |
Sandrine Bonnaire | Mouchette |
Alain Artur | Cadignan |
Brigitte Legendre | La mère de Mouchette |
Jean-Claude Bourlat | Malorthy |
Jean-Christophe Bouvet | Le maquignon |
Philippe Pallut | Le carrier |
Marcel Anselin | Mgr Gerbier |
Yvette Lavogez | Marthe |
Pierre D'Hoffelize | Havret |
Directors
Writers
Maurice Pialat, Georges Bernanos, Sylvie Pialat
Cast
Name | Character |
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Gerard Depardieu | Donissan |
Sandrine Bonnaire | Mouchette |
Alain Artur | Cadignan |
Brigitte Legendre | La mère de Mouchette |
Jean-Claude Bourlat | Malorthy |
Jean-Christophe Bouvet | Le maquignon |
Philippe Pallut | Le carrier |
Marcel Anselin | Mgr Gerbier |
Yvette Lavogez | Marthe |
Pierre D'Hoffelize | Havret |
Corinne Bourdon | La mère de l'enfant |
Thierry Der'ven | Sabroux |
Marie-Antoinette Lorge | Estelle |
Bernard De Gouy | Mr. et Mme de Wamin / M. de Vamin |
Yolene De Gouy | Mr. et Mme de Wamin / Mme de Vanin |
Claudine Gauthier | Une fidèle |
Thierry Artur | Un prêtre |
Ghislain Boitrelle | Le cocher |
Raymonde Jacquot | Une paroissienne |
Frederic Auburtin | Le jeune prêtre |
Producers
Name | Role |
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Claude Abeille | Executive Producer |
Michael Lentz | Producer |
Daniel Toscan du Plantier | Producer |