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Franciscan of Bourges

1968 · 108 min

A quiet, thoughtful wartime drama about conscience and compassion, unfolding at a gentle pace with moral tension and moments of warmth.

Directed by
Claude Autant-Lara
Genres
Comedy, Drama
Starring
Hardy Krüger, Jean Desailly, Christian Barbier
Overview
Albert is a Franciscan monk and a medical orderly at a monastery in France. Although he is German, the kindly monk helps hide French resistance members. Albert tries to maintain the delicate balance between the warring factions by helping out the afflicted and not getting involved in political ideology.

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Directed by
Claude Autant-Lara
Genres
Comedy, Drama
Starring
Hardy Krüger, Jean Desailly, Christian Barbier
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Tone
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • warmstrength 1 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • faith
  • war
  • morality
  • isolation
  • healing
Places
  • single country house
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror1
Humour3
Realism7
Romance1
Tension5
Darkness5
Complexity5
Emotional weight6

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Details

Genres
comedy, drama
Directed by
Claude Autant-Lara
Written by
Jean Aurenche, Pierre Bost
Starring
Hardy Krüger, Jean Desailly, Christian Barbier, Reinhard Kolldehoff, Béatrix Dussane, Jean-Pierre Dorat, Gérard Berner, Jacques Ferrière
Music
Antoine Duhamel
Cinematography
Michel Kelber
Runtime
108 min
Country
France
Languages
French

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