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Under the Sun of Satan (Sous le Soleil de Satan)

Sous le Soleil de Satan

Under the Sun of Satan (Sous le Soleil de Satan)

Review score: * * * * *

cast: Gérard Depardieu, Sandrine Bonnaire, Maurice Pialat

year: 1987

colour: yes

certificate: -15

director: Maurice Pialat

runtime: 103

Gérard Depardieu plays a zealous priest suffering a crisis of faith in this religious drama based on the novel by Georges Bernanos. Unsure about his suitability for the priesthood, French priest Father Donissan encounters 16-year-old Mouchette (Sandrine Bonnaire) who is pregnant to married local nobleman Cadignan. When Cadignan refuses to leave his wife for her, Mouchette, in a fit of rage, murders him. With Donissan now certain that Mouchette is controlled by Satan, he vows to save the girl's soul.

Winner, Palme d'Or Cannes Film Festival 1987

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