Under the Sun of Satan
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Under the Sun of Satan is a 1987 French film directed by Maurice Pialat
. It is based on the 1926 novel of the same name by Georges Bernanos
, and tells the story of a devout priest who becomes involved with a murderess. The film won the Palme d'Or
prize at the 1987 Cannes Film Festival
.
Maurice Pialat
Maurice Pialat was a French film director, screenwriter and actor noted for the rigorous and unsentimental style of his films...
. It is based on the 1926 novel of the same name by Georges Bernanos
Georges Bernanos
Georges Bernanos was a French author, and a soldier in World War I. Of Roman Catholic and monarchist leanings, he was a violent adversary to bourgeois thought and to what he identified as defeatism leading to France's defeat in 1940.-Biography:Bernanos was born at Paris, into a family of...
, and tells the story of a devout priest who becomes involved with a murderess. The film won the Palme d'Or
Palme d'Or
The Palme d'Or is the highest prize awarded at the Cannes Film Festival and is presented to the director of the best feature film of the official competition. It was introduced in 1955 by the organising committee. From 1939 to 1954, the highest prize was the Grand Prix du Festival International du...
prize at the 1987 Cannes Film Festival
1987 Cannes Film Festival
- Jury :*Yves Montand*Danièle Heymann*Elem Klimov*Gérald Calderon*Jeremy Thomas*Jerzy Skolimowski*Nicola Piovani*Norman Mailer*Theo Angelopoulos-Feature film competition:...
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Cast
- Gérard DepardieuGérard DepardieuGérard Xavier Marcel Depardieu is a French actor and filmmaker. He is a Chevalier of the Légion d'honneur, Chevalier of the Ordre national du Mérite and has twice won the César Award for Best Actor...
- Donissan - Sandrine BonnaireSandrine BonnaireSandrine Bonnaire is a French actress, who has appeared in more than 40 films including Hollywood movies.Bonnaire was born in the town of Gannat, Allier, in the Auvergne region. She was born into a working-class family, the seventh of eleven children. Her acting career began at the age of 16 in...
- Mouchette - Maurice PialatMaurice PialatMaurice Pialat was a French film director, screenwriter and actor noted for the rigorous and unsentimental style of his films...
- Menou-Segrais - Alain Artur - Cadignan
- Yann Dedet - Gallet
- Brigitte Legendre - Mouchette's Mother
- Jean-Claude Bourlat - Malorthy
- Jean-Christophe BouvetJean-Christophe BouvetJean-Christophe Bouvet is a French actor, film director and writer.-Filmography as actor:*1977 : La Machine directed by Paul Vecchiali*1977 : Le théâtre des matières directed by Jean-Claude Biette...
- 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