#leon morin priest

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The Passionate Heart (Léon Morin, prêtre) by Béatrix Beck

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then blessed be the everlasting torment

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forbidden love

léon morin, priest (1961) dir. jean-pierre melville// fleabag (2016)// black narcissus dir. michael powell (1947)

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With a single gesture, he had given me everything and taken everything away.

Léon Morin, prêtre (1961) dir. Jean-Pierre Melville

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Yeah, Léon Morin, Priest has some interesting dialogue concerning Christian faith, but let's be real here: I watched it and rewatched it just so I could ogle Jean-Paul Belmondo's character and I make no apologies for that.

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Happy Birthday in the afterlife to one of the truly greats, Jean-Pierre Melville!

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overheard my coworker say ‘Belmondo’ and my head whipped around and now I’m listening to their conversation

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horrible realization: I’ve watched so many French films that I can sometimes catch what they’re saying without subtitles despite never having studied French in my life

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Still from Leon Morin, Priest, a 1961 film by French director Jean-Pierre Melville. During this scene, Barny, the protagonist, takes part in confession.

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I was kindly tagged by @lapassionbeatrice ♡ so here, in no particular order, are my 9 first watched movies from 2023.💜

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iirc you once said you liked subtle romance are there any movies or books that fit that description you can recommend?

hii sorry i forgot to answer this!

Please do recommend me stuff with similar elements, especially movies and books :))

I don't remember what I said this about but yes! The levels of subtlety might differ but I also really like when romance between two people is expressed in a non-direct way.

Some of these are not romance-focused but have a small part of it in them, some that I can think of for now: -Las Acacias (2011) - saw this one recently and some might call it boring but i was super invested in the minimal-dialog comunication between the two characters

-Leon Morin, Priest (1961) - i think my friends are sick of me talking about this one but you just HAVE to give this a try if you're into repression and melancholy in romance. Also hot priest <3

-I Dream in Another Language (2017) - it has magical realism! it has resentment! it has old people! Really really really reccomend this one, its a fave!

-Moonlight (2016) - not particularly a romance film entirely but it has a very touching moment of confrontation.. i need to revisit this one

-Fallen Leaves (2023) - anything by Karusimaki can be called subtle romance i think but i especially like this one :) The tone is very light and i like the northern humor

-The Lunchbox (2013) - also kind of slow but full of nice little moments

-Compartment No.6 (2021) - starts out as somewhat annoying (at least for me) but i warmed up to the characters later on. I like watching outcast people bonding over the story :)

-Phantom Thread (2017)- when you find the perfect someone who can handle your issues in their own unique way :3

-Amour (2012) - A different approach to love between an old couple. Theres one scene in this one that just makes me really sad but i wont say which.

-Love Letter (1995) , Brief Encounter(1945) , Frantz (2016) , The Appartment (1960) , Patterson (2016), Pain and Glory (2019) , In the Mood for Love (2000), Happy Together (1997), Portrait of a Lady on Fire(2019) , Before Trilogy (but especially Before Sunset, the second one), Last Life in the Universe (2003), A New Leaf (1971), Silence of the Lambs (listen it IS romance to me.), Sabrina (1954)- i put this here solely for the boat scene :)

I don't read many romance books but here are some that have romance i like:

-Stardust

-The Queen's Thief series(oof course :3 especially books 2,3 and 5 are my faves)

-Spinning Silver (has 2 seperate couples but i like one more than the other :3)

-Persuasion (by jane austen)

-Howl's Moving Castle (a fave!)

-The Mirror Visitor series

-Keturah and Lord Death (idr this one very well but it's a death and the maiden theme and pretty short!) , Curse of Chalion and it's sequel Paladin of Souls have some slowburn in them, Eyes of a Blue Dog (its a very unique short story by gabriel garcia marquez) , Chang ge Xing (manga)

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JEAN PAUL BELMONDO as LÉON MORIN in LÉON MORIN, PRIEST (1961) dir. Jean-Pierre Melville

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Rest in peace, Jean-Paul Belmondo (1933-2021).

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You know that scene in Leon Morin, Priest where Morin squeezes past Barny before Mass and his alb brushes her face and she touches her cheek as if he had physically touched her and stares (dare I say) longingly after him and this scene takes place shortly before the (hot) scene where she dreamt that they kissed????

I'm not over it.