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Director:
Maurice Pialat
Writers:
Georges Bernanos (novel)
Maurice Pialat (writer)
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Release Date:
10 February 1989 (USA) more
Genre:
Drama more
Plot:
Dossignan is a very zealous rural priest. The dean Menou-Segrais tries to keep him reasonable. But Dossignan will be tempted by Satan... more | add synopsis
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Awards:
1 win & 7 nominations more
NewsDesk:
Moviemaker Pialat Dies
 (From WENN. 14 January 2003)
User Comments:
Not a good movie... this is a fraud more (8 total)

Cast

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Gérard Depardieu ... Donissan
Sandrine Bonnaire ... Mouchette
Maurice Pialat ... Menou-Segrais
Alain Artur ... Cadignan
Yann Dedet ... Gallet
Brigitte Legendre ... Mouchette's Mother
Jean-Claude Bourlat ... Malorthy
Jean-Christophe Bouvet ... Horse Dealer
Philippe Pallut ... Quarryman
Marcel Anselin ... Bishop Gerbier
Yvette Lavogez ... Marthe
Pierre D'Hoffelize ... Havret
Corinne Bourdon ... Child's Mother
Thierry Der'ven ... Sabroux
Marie-Antoinette Lorge ... Estelle
Bernard De Gouy ... M. de Vamin
Yolene De Gouy ... Mme de Vanin
Claudine Gauthier ... Believer
Thierry Artur ... Priest
Ghislain Boitrelle ... Coachman
Raymonde Jacquot ... Parishioner
Frédéric Auburtin ... Young Priest
Edith Colnel ... Mme Lambelin
Delphine Westrelin ... Farm Hand
Vincent Peignaux ... Child
Françoise Disle ... Sinner
Fabienne Deleforge ... Child of Mary
Yolaine De Gelas ... Child of Mary
Anne Duquennoy ... Child of Mary
Karine Lambert ... Child of Mary
Carole Loth ... Child of Mary
Nathalie Lourtil ... Child of Mary
Sabrina Vervacke ... Child of Mary
Marie-Paule Vienne ... Pilgrim
Claudy Widczinski ... Pilgrim
Anne Cassagnou ... Pilgrim
Guillaume Dhoye ... Pilgrim
Jérôme Dhoye ... Pilgrim
Franck Dhoye ... Pilgrim
David Dhoye ... Pilgrim
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Directed by
Maurice Pialat 
 
Writing credits
(in alphabetical order)
Georges Bernanos  novel "Sous le soleil de Satan"
Maurice Pialat  writer
Sylvie Pialat  writer (as Sylvie Danton)

Produced by
Claude Abeille .... executive producer
Daniel Toscan du Plantier .... delegate producer
 
Original Music by
Henri Dutilleux 
 
Cinematography by
Willy Kurant 
 
Film Editing by
Yann Dedet 
 
Production Design by
Katia Wyszkop  (as Katia Vischkof)
 
Set Decoration by
Gérard Marcireau 
Katia Wyszkop  (as Katia Vischkof)
 
Costume Design by
Gil Noir 
 
Makeup Department
Jean-Pierre Berroyer .... hair stylist
Thi-Loan Nguyen .... makeup artist
 
Production Management
Jean-Claude Bourlat .... production manager
Edith Colnel .... production manager
 
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Jean-Paul Allegre .... second assistant director
Frédéric Auburtin .... second assistant director
Didier Creste .... assistant director
 
Art Department
Gérard Marcireau .... assistant set decorator
 
Sound Department
Valérie Condroyer .... sound editor
Louis Gimel .... sound
François Groult .... sound mixer
Dominique Hennequin .... sound mixer
Jérôme Lévy .... foley artist
Maryline Monthieux .... assistant sound editor (as Marilyn Monthieux)
Jérôme Thiault .... assistant sound editor
Jérôme Thiault .... boom operator
 
Camera and Electrical Department
Gilles Henry .... first assistant camera
Jacques Loiseleux .... assistant camera
Hiromi Rollin .... second assistant camera
 
Casting Department
Cyril Collard .... casting
 
Costume and Wardrobe Department
Kirsten Morin .... costumer
 
Editorial Department
Nathalie Letrosne-wormse .... assistant editor
 
Music Department
Orchestre National de Lyon .... musician
 
Other crew
Danielle Dumanoir .... production secretary
Brigitte Hedou .... script supervisor
Catherine Staub .... production administrator
 

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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Under the Sun of Satan (UK) (USA)
Under Satan's Sun
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Runtime:
93 min
Country:
France
Language:
French
Color:
Color
Sound Mix:
Stereo
Certification:
UK:15
Company:
Action Films more

Fun Stuff

Movie Connections:
Featured in Les cent et une nuits de Simon Cinéma (1995) more
Soundtrack:
Intermezzo from Symphony No.1 more

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3 out of 35 people found the following comment useful.
Not a good movie... this is a fraud, 20 April 2004
Author: ghola_belial from Paris, France

Pretentious French cinema at best... more likely, a failed attempt at cinema.

As a French and a movie lover, I admire many french authors and film makers that are deemed 'difficult' or intellectual (I adore Godard for one). This movie is not a masterpiece of cinema: it lacks all the characteristics of it.

The actors are the major problem of the film. Depardieu has no spirituality and it shows. Sure he's a "nice guy" in life and he can be very good in lighter roles, but how anyone can find him convincing in this role I can't imagine. Sandrine Bonnaire, apart from the fact that it takes tremendous imagination to believe that she is supposed to be attractive, is not movie actress. Her performance is that of a boring theater player (I caught her several times looking at the audience, waiting for applause).

As for the story, it jumps from scene to scene without any sense of continuity or progress, it's mere accumulation that goes nowhere.

But then of course it won a Palme d'Or, well that must mean it's good and we're not able to grasp such high and elevated thinking!

Sorry I don't buy.

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