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This is at times a hard movie to watch. The young priest is so obviously clinically depressed and struggles with both this and a stomach ailment. Despite this AND occasional doubts, he is somehow rather effective as a priest to a community that is not the least bit grateful. In particular, I liked the scene where he confronted the rich grieving mother about her selfishness and lack of faith. Though tough to watch, it seemed very real and the priest somehow worked through this quite well.
Do not be put off by how depressed and screwed up the priest seems--the conclusion, though sad, helps to explain and put everything into perspective.
FYI--in some ways this movie is similar to Bergman's Winter Light but overall I thought Diary was a better film. Unlike the selfish jerk of a priest in Bergman's film (he helped kill a man due to his indifference when the man came to him for help AND he seemed to not care a whit when the man killed himself), this priest has many problems but ultimately seemed very decent.
score 8/10
MartinHafer 10 October 2005
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