The Films of Maurice Pialat Volume 2: Under the Sun of Satan

Director: Maurice Pialat Maurice Pialat

Overview

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. Father Donissan (Gerard Depardieu) struggles to save the soul of the 16-year-old pregnant woman Mouchette (Sandrine Bonnaire) in this allegorical drama. She is the mistress of a married politician, but she carries the child of a poor nobleman. Mouchette shoots and kills the nobleman when he refuses to run away with her, and the emotionally tortured Donissan flagellates himself with a chain and despises his superior Menou-Serais (Maurice Pialot). This dramatic struggle of good versus evil took the Golden Palm Award for Best Film at the 1987 Cannes Festival. The selection was not without controversy, as the verbal protests of the audience led to an obscene gesture from the miffed director.

Product Details

Release Date:	06/14/2016
UPC:	0741952816997
Original Release:	1987
Rating:	NR
Source:	Cohen Media Group
Sound:	[Dolby Digital Stereo]
Language:	English
Time:	1:38:00
Sales rank:	50,307

Special Features

2012 Interview with star Gerard Desparieu; 2012 Interview with Cinematographer Willy Kurant; 2012 Interview with Production Designer Katia Wyszkop; Deleted Scenes; Behind the Scenes Footage; Original Trailer; 2015 Re-release Trailer

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits

Gérard Depardieu	Donissan
Sandrine Bonnaire	Mouchette
Maurice Pialat	Menou-Segrais
Alain Artur	Cadignan,Actor
Yann Dedet	Gallet
Brigitte Legendre	Mouchette's Mother
Jean-Claude Bourlat	Malorthy
Jean-Christophe Bouvet	Actor
Philippe Pallut	Actor
Marcel Anselin	Actor
Yvette Lavogez	Actor
Pierre D'Hoffelize	Actor
Corinne Bourdon	Actor
Thierry Der'Ven	Sabroux
Thierry der Ven	Actor
Marie-Antoinette Lorge	Actor
Bernard de Gouy	Actor,Actor
Claudine Gauthier	Actor
Ghislain Boitrelle	Actor
Raymonde Jacquot	Actor
Frederic Auburtin	Actor
Edith Colnel	Actor
Delphine Westrelin	Actor
Vincent Peignaux	Actor
Francoise Disle	Actor
Fabienne Deleforge	Actor
Yolaine de Gelas	Actor
Anne Duquennoy	Actor
Karine Lambert	Actor
Carole Loth	Actor
Nathalie Lourtil	Actor
Sabrina Vervacke	Actor
Marie-Paule Vienne	Actor
Claudy Widczinski	Actor
Anne Cassagnou	Actor
Guillaume Dhoye	Actor,Actor,Actor,Actor

Technical Credits

Maurice Pialat

Maurice Pialat	Director,Screenwriter,Screenwriter
Claude Abeille	Producer,Executive Producer
Daniel Toscan DuPlantier	Executive Producer