Leon Morin, Pretre DVD Criticism & Essays 'Gelsomina' is sold into servitude

'Gelsomina' is sold into servitude and becomes a clown assistant to fairground strongman 'Zampano'

'Rocket' bears witness to his peers being swept up into a world of violent crime and gangsterism

memory and relationships told with wisdom

A bittersweet romance

We hear his reflections through excerpts from his diary which also serve as a broader look at humankind

Leon Morin, Pretre DVD Criticism & Essays 'Gelsomina' is sold into servitude'Lon Morin, Prtre' Director: Jean Pierre Melville (1961) French w English subtitles Set in occupied France a Marxist young widow (Emmanuelle Riva) visits the town's priest (Jean Paul Belmondo) in confession and tries to provoke a reaction from him. This begins a series of discussions covering faith and politics. Her soul in torment she feels herself drawn by the consolations offered by religion or is it the priest himself who represents the prospect