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39 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
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Under the Sun of Satan
1987 1h 38m FR
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6.0
MID
★6.0TMDB · 139
Drama
Synopsis
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Satan tempts Father Dossignan, who is trying to save the soul of a young girl who killed one of her lovers.
“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”
Cast
Gérard Depardieu
Donissan
Sandrine Bonnaire
Mouchette
Maurice Pialat
Menou-Segrais
Brigitte Legendre
La mère de Mouchette
Alain Artur
Cadignan
Yann Dedet
Gallet
Jean-Claude Bourlat
Malorthy
Jean-Christophe Bouvet
Le maquignon
Credits
Behind the camera
- Director
- Maurice Pialat
- Writers
- Sylvie Pialat, Maurice Pialat
- Languages
- French
- Countries
- France
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DIRECTOR
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Directed by Maurice Pialat, shot by Willy Kurant. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
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DIRECTOR
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Original score by Henri Dutilleux. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
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DIRECTOR
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Editor Yann Dedet shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
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CAST
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Gérard Depardieu and Sandrine Bonnaire and Maurice Pialat carry the top of the cast.
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WILD
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IMDB entry: tt0094011 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
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Cinephile deep dive
The take
Maurice Pialat directs. Willy Kurant behind the camera. Henri Dutilleux scores. Yann Dedet cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in France. Dialogue in French.
Trivia
Things worth knowing
- 139 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
- 2Directed by Maurice Pialat, shot by Willy Kurant. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
- 3Original score by Henri Dutilleux. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
- 4Editor Yann Dedet shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
- 5Gérard Depardieu and Sandrine Bonnaire and Maurice Pialat carry the top of the cast.
- 6IMDB entry: tt0094011 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
The technical file
- Cinematography
- Willy Kurant
- Original score
- Henri Dutilleux
- Editing
- Yann Dedet
- Production design
- Katia Wyszkop
- Costume design
- Gil Noir
- Makeup / hair
- Thi-Loan Nguyen
- Runtime
- 98 min · 1h 38m
- Aspect ratio (typical)
- 1.37:1 (Academy)
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- FR
Awards
- Palme d'Or
Individual records documented via Wikidata; the summary above may count more.
Also by
Maurice Pialat
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Trailers & featurettes
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Production companies
Who made it
- ER
Erato Films
FR
- FI
Films A2
FR
- AC
Action Films
FR
- FL
Flach Film
FR
Key crew
- ProducerDaniel Toscan du Plantier
- Executive ProducerClaude Abeille
- Costume DesignGil Noir
- EditorYann Dedet
- Production DesignKatia Wyszkop
- NovelGeorges Bernanos
- Sound MixerFrançois Groult
- SoundLouis Gimel
- Set DecorationGérard Marcireau
- Sound EditorValérie Condroyer
- Sound MixerDominique Hennequin
- Co-ProducerMichael Lentz
- Makeup ArtistThi-Loan Nguyen
- Production SecretaryDanielle Dumanoir
Themes & keywords
What it's about, really
- suicide
- based on novel or book
- supernatural
- priest
- religion
- dean
Release history · US
When it landed
- Theatrical1989-01-20
Also known as
International titles
- Under the Sun of SatanUS
- Bajo el sol de SatánES
