Under the Sun of Satan (1987) ( Sous le soleil de Satan )

Under the Sun of Satan (1987) (DVD) (*)

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Original Title: Sous le soleil de Satan
Screened, competed or awarded at:
Cannes Film Festival
Other Film Festival Awards

Language Selections:
English ( Subtitles )
French ( Dolby Digital 2.0 )
French ( Subtitles )

Product Origin/Format:
France ( PAL/Region 0 )

Running Time:
93 min

Aspect Ratio:
Widescreen (1.66:1)

Special Features:
2-DVD Set
Alternative Footage
Cast/Crew Interview(s)
Deleted Scenes
Featurette
Interactive Menu
Scene Access
Short Film
Special Edition
Trailer(s)
Remastered

Movie filmed in 1987 and produced in:
France ( France, Benelux )

Directed By:
Maurice Pialat

Written By:
Georges Bernanos
Maurice Pialat

Actors:
Gerard 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

Synopsis:

Positioned somewhere between Bresson's immortal Journal d'un curé de campagne and Dieterle's The Devil and Daniel Webster, Maurice Pialat's staggering Sous le soleil de Satan [Under the Sun of Satan] addresses the torrent of spiritual and intellectual turmoil unloosed among the denizens of a little country parish. It is a film by turns calm and violent, buoyant upon the tears of mercy and gurgling with the blood of the Lamb. Gérard Depardieu (Loulou, Le Garçu) is the self-abasing curate tortured by questions about his role in God's plan - before an encounter with a material Satan touches off a powerful revelation. At the crux of his vision is Sandrine Bonnaire (A nos amours., Police), the madly profligate brewer's daughter whose fate ruptures in a blast of gunpowder and the slash of a razor. As events unfurl, Maurice Pialat himself provides witness as the seasoned cleric who pronounces the words: 'God wears us down.' One of the great films of faith made by a non-believer, Sous le soleil de Satan left an indelible mark on spectators from the very moment of its premiere at the Cannes Film Festival in 1987 - where it won the Palme d'Or for Best Film.

A slow, complex and involving tale of a French priest and his moral trials and tribulations, Under the Sun of Satan is adapted from the Georges Bernanos novel of the same name. Father Donissan (Gerard Depardieu) struggles to save the soul of the 16-year-old pregnant woman Mouchette (Sandrine Bonnaire) in this allegorical drama. She is the mistress of a married politician, but she carries the child of a poor nobleman. Mouchette shoots and kills the nobleman when he refuses to run away with her, and the emotionally tortured Donissan flagellates himself with a chain and despises his superior Menou-Serais (Maurice Pialot). This dramatic struggle of good versus evil took the Golden Palm Award for Best Film at the 1987 Cannes Festival. The selection was not without controversy, as the verbal protests of the audience led to an obscene gesture from the miffed director.

Dossignan is a very zealous rural priest. The dean Menou-Segrais tries to keep him reasonable. But Dossignan will be tempted by Satan, then will try to save the soul of Mouchette, a young girl who killed one of her lovers. A film about God's grace and mysticism.

This product was added to our catalog on Friday 13 August, 2021.