Its director Maurice Pialat remarked at his jeering detractors: "If you don't like me, I can tell you that I don't like you either." Under the Sun of Satan is a 1987 French drama film directed by Maurice Pialat, starring Gérard Depardieu, Sandrine Bonnaire and Pialat. Overview System Requirements Reviews Related. Search. Sous le soleil de Satan. Donissan, a man of fervent faith but limited intelligence, striving to serve the Lord in his rural ministry. Under the Sun of Satan was booed after its first screening at Cannes, and when it went on to win the Palme d'Or regardless, there was even more booing from the audience. 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. Donissan, who came to be known as "the saint of Lumbres" because of his ability to read the hearts of men. “Under the Sun of Satan” is an extraordinary film, a religious drama with a carnal ferocity. Donissan (Gérard Depardieu), a priest consumed with fears of hell, opens the film in conversation with his dean, Menou-Segrais (Pialat), though his discussion is more of a monologue. and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at AbeBooks.com. Yet the novel is no comforting, sweetly pious, bedtime story. “The Films of Maurice Pialat: Volume 2” contains the 1987 feature “Under the Sun of Satan,” an adaptation of Catholic novelist George Bernanos’ 1926 novel. Rent $4.99. Under the Sun of Satan on mubi.com. It was filmed previously for French television in 1971, but that film does not appear to have survived. "Under the Sun of Satan" is an unrelenting journey into the hell of one man's soul and to the frontlines of a spiritual battle that has long been lost. 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. “The Films of Maurice Pialat: Volume 2” contains the 1987 feature “Under the Sun of Satan,” an adaptation of Catholic novelist George Bernanos’ 1926 novel. 1987. Under the Sun of Satan (French: Sous le soleil de Satan) is a 1987 French drama film directed by Maurice Pialat, starring Gérard Depardieu, Sandrine Bonnaire and Pialat. Available on. Part 1, a sort of prologue entitled “The Story of Mouchette ,” is an account of a teenage victim of child abuse. Under the Sun of Satan is the poignant tale of a French priest, Fr. It was filmed previously for French television in 1971, but that film does not appear to have survived. Under The Sun of Satan. 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 Gérard Depardieu, Sandrine Bonnaire, Maurice Pialat, Alain Artur. Find trailers, reviews, and all info for Under the Sun of Satan by Maurice Pialat. Under the sun of Satan : a novel. Under the Sun of Satan, Georges Bernanos’s powerful debut novel, throws the reader headlong into the mystery of evil and the drama of salvation.Saturated with dramatic intensity and marked with Bernanos’s inimitable fitful style, the novel follows young Fr. Father Donissan (Gerard Depardieu) is an ardent man of God haunted by Evil and the failure of his divine mission. Under the Sun of Satan (French: Sous le soleil de Satan) is a 1987 French drama film directed by Maurice Pialat, starring Gérard Depardieu, Sandrine Bonnaire and Pialat. This film is based upon the novel SOUS LE SOLEIL DE Satan (UNDER THE SUN OF Satan) by Georges Bernanos (1888-1948). Under the Sun of Satan is divided into three quasi-independent sections. Under the Sun of Satan (Sous le soleil de Satan) (Under Satan's Sun) NR, 1 hr.38 min. WorldCat Home About WorldCat Help. 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 is about mysticism and divine grace. Search for Library Items Search for Lists Search for Contacts Search for a Library. 1 hr 37 mins. Father Donissan (Gerard Depardieu) struggles to save the soul of the 16-year-old pregnant woman Mouchette (Sandrine Bonnaire) in this allegorical drama.