Under the Sun of Satan (film)

Under the Sun of Satan
Original film poster
Directed byMaurice Pialat
Screenplay bySylvie Danton
Maurice Pialat
Based onUnder the Sun of Satan by Georges Bernanos
Produced byClaude Abeille
Daniel Toscan du Plantier
StarringGérard Depardieu
Sandrine Bonnaire
CinematographyWilly Kurant
Edited byYann Dedet
Music byHenri Dutilleux
Release dates
  • 14 May 1987 (1987-05-14) (Cannes)
  • 2 September 1987 (1987-09-02)
Running time
93 minutes
CountryFrance
LanguageFrench

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 himself. It is based on the 1926 novel of the same name by Georges Bernanos. Set in the countryside of northern France in the 1920s, it tells the story of a tormented young priest who has spiritual gifts but agonises over what good he can do in a world under the grip of evil. The film won the Palme d'Or at the 1987 Cannes Film Festival.


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