Search a film or person :
FacebookConnectionRegistration
The Priest is a film of genre Drama directed by Eloy de la Iglesia with Simón Andreu

The Priest (1978)

The Priest
If you like this film, let us know!
Length 1h49
Directed by
Genres Drama
Rating63% 3.1859353.1859353.1859353.1859353.185935

El Sacerdote (English: The Priest) is a 1978 Spanish film directed by Eloy de la Iglesia and starring Simón Andreu, Emilio Gutiérrez Caba and Esperanza Roy. The plot centers in a catholic priest who suffers a personal crisis when his sexuality is suddenly awaken. Unable to reconcile his deep conservative religious faith with his sexual obsession he spiral in a path of self punishment. The script was first offered to Pilar Miro.

Synopsis

Father Miguel is a conservative thirty six years old Catholic priest. In the changing Spain of 1966 Miguel’s religious community tries to implement the doctrines given by the Second Vatican Council and adapt to the new realities of the country. Father Miguel opposes any form of religious modernization. He clashes with Father Luis, a fellow priest of his community who employs more modern tactics of religious instruction. Miguel begins to experience a personal crisis when his repressed sexuality is awaken by a road sign, displaying a beautiful woman wearing a provocative bikini. He begins to be constantly tormented by sexual thoughts. His sexuality is further aroused by Antonia, a beautiful married woman in her thirties, who in her confessions tells father Miguel about her intense sexual encounters with her husband. Antonia’s confessions disturb father Miguel even more. He thinks about sex all the time to the point of impairing his work as a priest.

Actors

Simón Andreu

(Padre Miguel)
Emilio Gutiérrez Caba

(Padre Luis)
Esperanza Roy

(Irene)
Ramón Pons

(Padre Alberto)
José Vivó

(Obispo)
Trailer of The Priest

Bluray, DVD

Streaming / VOD

Source : Wikidata

Comments


Leave comment :

Suggestions of similar film to The Priest

There are 43 films with the same actors, 17 films with the same director, 61495 with the same cinematographic genres, 7309 films with the same themes (including 2456 films with the same 4 themes than The Priest), to have finally 70 suggestions of similar films.

If you liked The Priest, you will probably like those similar films :
Hidden Pleasures, 1h35
Directed by Eloy de la Iglesia
Genres Drama
Themes Films about sexuality, LGBT-related films, LGBT-related films, LGBT-related film
Actors Simón Andreu, Charo López, Antonio Iranzo Escorihuela
Rating66% 3.3316353.3316353.3316353.3316353.331635
Eduardo, a well off bank manager in his forties, is a sophisticated closeted homosexual. He keeps his sexual life a secret, but he uses his social and economic position to win over young men.
The Minister's Wife, 1h41
Directed by Eloy de la Iglesia
Genres Drama, Romance
Themes Films about sexuality, LGBT-related films, LGBT-related films, LGBT-related film
Actors Simón Andreu, Pedro Armendáriz (fils), María Martín, Julieta Serrano, Eloy de la Iglesia
Rating53% 2.6855352.6855352.6855352.6855352.685535
Rafael, a young man from the provinces, works as a waiter in a resort and helps himself economically having sex for money with rich older women. During a bomb threat, he is discovered in bed with one of the guest, Leonor Marchioness of Montenegro, and he is fired as a consequence.
Forbidden Love Game, 1h40
Directed by Eloy de la Iglesia
Origin Espagne
Genres Drama, Comedy, Crime
Themes Medical-themed films, Films about sexuality, Bisexuality-related films, LGBT-related films, Films about psychiatry, LGBT-related film
Actors Inma de Santis, John Moulder-Brown, Simón Andreu
Rating61% 3.075263.075263.075263.075263.07526
Luis, âgé d'environ 45 ans, est professeur dans une université mixte d'Espagne dans les années 1970. Lors de son dernier cours avant les vacances, il remarque deux étudiants, Julia et Miguel, occupés à regarder une carte routière. Après la fin du cours, alors qu'il rentre chez lui en voiture, Luis aperçoit les deux mêmes étudiants occupés à faire de l'auto-stop. Il s'arrête et les prend dans sa voiture, puis leur propose de dormir chez lui la nuit avant de reprendre leur route le lendemain. Célibataire, Luis vit dans une vaste demeure aux allures de manoir jouxtée d'un grand jardin : il est le dernier héritier d'une riche famille et donne des cours purement pour se distraire. Luis fait les honneurs de sa demeure à Julia et Miguel, notamment sa collection d'armes à feu et ses disques de Wagner. Luis leur présente Jaime, un homme d'une trentaine d'années, qui vit chez lui. Luis entretient visiblement une relation particulière avec Jaime, qui semble se comporter avec lui comme un serviteur avec son maître, sans se définir comme tel, et sans être non plus son ami. Après un repas succulent, Luis conduit les deux jeunes gens à une chambre à la décoration chargée où ils dormiront dans le même lit pour la première fois. Julia et Miguel font l'amour tandis que Luis et Jaime passent la soirée de leur côté.
Bulgarian Lovers, 1h41
Directed by Eloy de la Iglesia
Genres Drama, Comedy, Comedy-drama, Romance
Themes Films about sexuality, LGBT-related films, LGBT-related films, LGBT-related film
Actors Fernando Guillén Cuervo, Simón Andreu, Emma Penella
Rating58% 2.900522.900522.900522.900522.90052
Un homme de bonne famille, homosexuel, (Daniel) tombe éperdument amoureux de Kyril un attrayant Bulgare de 23 ans avec qui il vit une relation intense et presque parfaite jusqu'à ce que Kyril se marie et commence à emprunter de grosses sommes d'argent à Daniel ; celui-ci soupçonne le jeune Bulgare de se livrer à un trafic mais ne l'abandonne jamais. Le Bulgare fera tout pour utiliser Daniel et l'abandonnera ensuite.
Confessions of a Congressman, 1h47
Directed by Eloy de la Iglesia
Origin Espagne
Genres Drama
Themes Films about sexuality, Bisexuality-related films, LGBT-related films, Political films, LGBT-related films, LGBT-related film
Actors José Sacristán, Agustín González, Juan Antonio Bardem, Elmer Modlin, Eloy de la Iglesia
Rating67% 3.3864053.3864053.3864053.3864053.386405
Madrid, Roberto Orbea (José Sacristán) is a member of a Spanish left party . He is married to Carmen (María Luisa San José), and he has been elected as Deputy in the first democratic elections in Spain. But his enemies, the fascist, know his double life. Roberto likes boys, and they hire Juanito (José Luis Alonso) to seduce the politician. They fall in love...
Pals
Pals (1982)
, 1h57
Directed by Eloy de la Iglesia
Genres Drama
Themes Films about sexuality, LGBT-related films, LGBT-related film
Actors Antonio Flores, Rosario Flores, Marisa Porcel
Rating64% 3.2394653.2394653.2394653.2394653.239465
José is an unemployed eighteen-year-old living with his parents and four siblings in a cramped apartment in the slums of Madrid. Marginalized by poverty and with no prospects of finding a job, José spends his time with his best friend Antonio in a video arcade, smoking pot or in a fruitless search of work. When he is not with his pals
The Sea
The Sea (2000)
, 1h50
Directed by Agustí Villaronga
Origin Espagne
Genres Drama, War
Themes Films about animals, Films about children, Medical-themed films, Films about religion, Films about sexuality, Films about suicide, Rape in fiction, LGBT-related films, Films about cats, Films about disabilities, Political films, Films about capital punishment, Films about child abuse, LGBT-related films, LGBT-related film
Actors Roger Casamajor, Ángela Molina, Simón Andreu
Rating68% 3.4406053.4406053.4406053.4406053.440605
In the summer of 1936, the violence of the Spanish Civil war reaches a small village in Mallorca. Four children: Andreu Ramallo, Manuel Tur, Pau Inglada and a girl Francisca are witness to the execution of leftists at the hands of pro-Franco villagers. In a desperate act of revenge, Pau, whose father has been killed the previous day by the lead executioner, plans to avenge his father's murder torturing Julià Ballester, the son of his father's killer. His idea is to force the boy to drink castor oil. However, things go wrong when the boy—Julià Ballester—taunts them and Pau becomes enraged. He brutally kills Julià by bashing his head against a rock and then stabbing him in the throat. Unable to deal with what he has just done, Pau commits suicide jumping inside a hole on a cave. The remaining children: Andreu, Manuel, and Francisa are witnesses to these tragic events.
The Blood Spattered Bride, 1h40
Directed by Vicente Aranda
Origin Espagne
Genres Drama, Thriller, Fantastic, Horror
Themes Films about sexuality, LGBT-related films, Vampires in film, LGBT-related films, LGBT-related film, Lesbian-related films
Actors Simón Andreu, Maribel Martín, Alexandra Bastedo, Maria-Rosa Rodriguez
Rating61% 3.096053.096053.096053.096053.09605
Susan, a newly married young woman still wearing her bridal gown, leaves on honeymoon with her new husband and eventually arrives at a hotel. Another woman seems to be stalking the couple from her position in a nearby car, and when Susan is left alone in the room for just a few moments, she has a violent fantasy of a strange man leaping out of the closet and raping her. Her husband returns she insists on leaving, and they do.
La otra alcoba, 1h28
Directed by Eloy de la Iglesia
Genres Drama
Actors Simón Andreu, Pilar Gómez Ferrer, Antonio del Real
Rating59% 2.9816752.9816752.9816752.9816752.981675
Marcos, an important businessman working in Madrid, is wealthy, ambitious and has political aspirations. On top of it, he has a beautiful wife, Diana. Their married life, however, is marred by the fact that the couple has no children after years of trying. At the last minute Diana backs down from adopting a Vietnamese orphan. She is determined to have a biological child. However, Marcos is sterile and has kept this a secret from his wife. When he tells her the truth, Diana reveals that she already knew it having recently consulted a gynecologist who told her that she can conceive.
Nijinsky
Nijinsky (1980)
, 2h9
Directed by Herbert Ross, Yves Amoureux
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Biography, Musical, Romance
Themes Dance films, Films about music and musicians, Films about sexuality, LGBT-related films, Musical films, LGBT-related films, LGBT-related film
Actors Alan Bates, Leslie Browne, Alan Badel, Jeremy Irons, Ronald Pickup, Ronald Lacey
Rating65% 3.286943.286943.286943.286943.28694
The film suggests Nijinsky was driven into madness by both his consuming ambition and self-enforced heterosexuality. He became involved with Romola de Pulszky, a society girl who joined impresario Sergei Diaghilev's Ballets Russes specifically to seduce Nijinsky. After a series of misunderstandings with Diaghilev, who is both his domineering mentor and possessive lover, Nijinsky succumbs to Romola's charms and marries her. After this, his gradual decline from artistic moodiness to a diagnosis of schizophrenia begins.