“Luminous! One of Bresson’s loveliest films!”
—New York Magazine

It’s repetitive to use the word masterpiece when referring to Robert Bresson’s films because nearly all of them meet the criteria. This one, about a clergyman who assumes his post in a small village, takes us through faith, grace, doubt, and mortification — high aspirations for any film but achievable only by an artist with Bresson’s remarkable sensitivity and perceptiveness.