# Under the Sun of Satan (1987)

> A tormented rural priest finds a disturbing spiritual vocation through a troubled woman whose alleged crime exposes the limits of faith and the presence of evil.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/19558

## Facts

- Runtime: 98 min
- Genres: Drama
- Director: Maurice Pialat
- Cast: Gérard Depardieu, Sandrine Bonnaire, Maurice Pialat, Brigitte Legendre, Alain Artur, Yann Dedet, Jean-Claude Bourlat, Jean-Christophe Bouvet
- TMDB rating: 6.0/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0094011/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: measured
- Intensity: extreme
- Complexity: dense
- Violence: mild
- Mood: austere, brooding, harrowing, serious solitary viewing, arthouse cinema night

## Movies like Under the Sun of Satan

- [Story of Women (1988)](https://ember.film/movie/27002)
- [Léon Morin, Priest (1961)](https://ember.film/movie/44123)
- [Au Hasard Balthazar (1966)](https://ember.film/movie/12119)
- [Monsieur Hire (1989)](https://ember.film/movie/24431)
- [Diary of a Country Priest (1951)](https://ember.film/movie/28231)
- [Nazarín (1959)](https://ember.film/movie/21879)
- [The Passion of Joan of Arc (1928)](https://ember.film/movie/625)
- [The Trial of Joan of Arc (1963)](https://ember.film/movie/32694)
- [Mouchette (1967)](https://ember.film/movie/1020)
- [Jean de Florette (1986)](https://ember.film/movie/2583)

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