Under the Sun of Satan
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Sous le Soleil de Satan (Under the Sun of Satan) |
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Directed by | Maurice Pialat |
Produced by | Claude Abeille Daniel Toscan du Plantier |
Written by | Georges Bernanos (novel) Sylvie Danton Maurice Pialat |
Starring | Gérard Depardieu Sandrine Bonnaire Maurice Pialat |
Music by | Henri Dutilleux |
Cinematography | Willy Kurant |
Editing by | Yann Dedet |
Release date(s) | September 2, 1987 10 February 1989 |
Running time | 93 minutes |
Country | France |
Language | French |
IMDb profile |
Under the Sun of Satan (French language: Sous le soleil de Satan) is a 1987 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.
It won the Palme d'Or at the Cannes Film Festival in 1987.
[edit] Cast
- 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
[edit] External links
- Under the Sun of Satan at the Internet Movie Database
- Under the Sun of Satan at Allmovie
- Cannes profile
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Preceded by The Mission |
Palme d'Or 1987 |
Succeeded by Pelle the Conqueror |