Leon Morin, Priest (Special Edition) aka Léon Morin, prêtre (Blu-ray)
Directed by Jean-Pierre Melville
Emmanuelle Riva
Irène Tunc
Nicole Mirel
Gisèle Grimm
Marco Behar
A 4K Restoration of the Original 128-Minute Director’s Cut! From Jean-Pierre Melville, the legendary director of Bob Le Flambeur, Le Deuxième Souffle, Army of Shadows and Un Flic. Screen legend Jean-Paul Belmondo (Le Doulos) dons clerical robes and delivers a subtly sensual performance as the hot-under-the-collar Léon Morin, a devoted man of the cloth who is the crush object of all the women of a small village in Nazi-occupied France. He finds himself most drawn to a sexually frustrated widow—played by Emmanuelle Riva (Hiroshima Mon Amour)—a borderline heretic whose relationship with her confessor is a confrontation with both God and her own repressed desire. A triumph of mood, setting, and innuendo, Léon Morin, Priest is an irreverent pleasure from one of French cinema’s towering virtuosos. Gloriously shot in black-and-white by Henri Decaë (The Sicilian Clan, Viva Maria!).
Blu-ray Extras Include:
Audio Commentary by Filmmaker and Historian Mike Siegel
The Demon Within Him: Interview with Assistant Director Volker Schlöndorff
Master Class with Philippe Labro & Rémy Grumbach - Documentary
24 heures de la vie d'un clown – Short Film Directed by Jean-Pierre Melville
Theatrical Trailer
To read more about Kino Lorber Edu's terms of use and ordering information,
visit Kino Lorber Edu.
@GhopperFilm' @TheFilmStage'' @strandreleasing'' @KimStimFilms'' @OscopeLabs'' @Film_Movement'' @IFCFilms'' @neonrated…'' https://t.co/psq8A0gqNl'
RT' @IndieWire': #IdentifyingFeatures Review: An Artful New Perspective on the Mexican Migrant Crisis' https://t.co/OLkiSNeOPj'' https://t.co/a7…'
RT' @StampShelley': An important reminder from Lois Weber's SENSATION SEEKERS. (Out soon from' @KinoLorber' with commentary by yours truly.) h…
RT' @AFISilver': IDENTIFYING FEATURES opens Fri 1/22 in our Virtual Screening Room! ' @fer_valadez's' feature debut is a lyrical thriller that…
RT' @BrattleTheatre': Area Premiere! A Middle-aged Mexican mother goes on an increasingly dangerous quest to find out the fate of her son who…
RT' @DenverFilm': IDENTIFYING FEATURES (SIN SEÑAS PARTICULARES) picked up Best International Feature at the' @weare_thegotham' Awards. It's a…
RT' @FilmLinc': Fernanda Valadez's IDENTIFYING FEATURES, opening tomorrow in our Virtual Cinema, is a' @nytimes' Critic's Pick! "It’s a confid…
RT' @nytimesarts': The Mexican drama "Identifying Features" is a sophisticated acknowledgment of the powerlessness that migrants face. A Crit…
A triumphant and award-winning directorial debut from Mexican filmmaker' @fer_valadez', IDENTIFYING FEATURES is now p…' https://t.co/57k20mMOQQ'
RT' @KLStudioClassic': Coming May 11th! Tank (1984) • Audio Commentary by Journalist Bryan Reesman • 4 Radio Spots • Theatrical Trailer Wri…
General Inquiries
333 W. 39th St., Ste. 503
New York, NY 10018
Tel. (800) 562-3330
Fax. (212) 714-0871
Press & Media
For publicity assistance and press inquiries please contact us by emailing dninh@kinolorber.com or calling 212-629-6880.
Educational
Please visit our educational site at www.KinoLorberEDU.com
For assistance with educational orders, please contact us at:
Phone:212-629-6880
Fax: 212-714-0871
email: edu@kinolorber.com