Under the Sun of Satan

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Sous le Soleil de Satan (Under the Sun of Satan)
original film poster
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

Awards
Preceded by The Mission	Palme d'Or 1987	Succeeded by Pelle the Conqueror