Monsieur Vincent is a 1947 French film about Vincent de Paul. In 1949, it won an honorary Academy Award as the best foreign language film released in the United States in 1948. The Vatican placed it amongst their 1995 list of films under the category of Religion due to its thematic nature. Pierre Fresnay portrayed Vincent.
Plot
The film depicts the life of Vincent de Paul, the 17th-century priest and charity worker. It depicts his struggle to help the poor in the face of obstacles, such as the Black Death.
Cast
Pierre Fresnay : Vincent de Paul, priest
Aimé Clariond : Cardinal Richelieu
Jean Debucourt : Philippe-Emmanuel de Gondi, Count of Joigny
Lise Delamare : Françoise Marguerite de Silly, Madame de Gondi
Germaine Dermoz : Queen Anne of Austria
Gabrielle Dorziat : President Goussault
Pierre Dux : Chancellor Séguier
Yvonne Gaudeau : Louise de Marillac
Jean Carmet : Father Portail
Michel Bouquet : Tuberculosis sufferer
Gabrielle Fontan : The elder deaf woman of the presbytery of Châtillon
Robert Murzeau : Monsieur Besnier
Gabriel Gobin : A servant of Monsieur Besnier
Claude Nicot : A page of M. Besnier
Marcel Pérès : La Pogne, crippled former soldier
Francette Vernillat : The little girl
Georges Vitray : The Count of Châtillon
Véra Norman : Mademoiselle de Châtillon, the Count's daughter
Geneviève Morel : Marguerite Naseau
Ginette Gaubert : One of the lady benefactresses
Renée Thorel : One of the lady benefactresses
Marcel Vallée : The administrator of the hospices
Paul Demange : A sacristan with foundling children
Paul Faivre : A sacristan with foundling children
Guy Favières : A bastard beggar / Poor man near the fireplace
André Dumas : Cardinal Graziani
Jeanne Hardeyn : Madeleine, a sister of charity
Joëlle Janin : Jeanne, the young novice sister
Maurice Marceau : A poor man
Maximilienne : A devotee to the church
Marthe Mellot : The old woman who overeats
Alice Reichen : The landlady
Nicole Riche : The landlady's daughter
Jean Rougerie : A poor man
René Stern : An abbot with Madame de Gondi
Charles Gérard : A convict
Georges Cerf
Yvonne Claudie
Jean Favre-Bertin
Harry-Max
Robert Le Béal
Max Rogerys
Tony Taffin
Jean-Marc Tennberg
Victor Vina
Production
Guy Lefranc was assistant director on the movie.
Awards
1947 : Pierre Fresnay wins Volpi Cup for Best Actor at Venice Film Festival
1947 : The film wins the Grand prix of French Cinema
1947 : Nominated for Golden Lion for Maurice Cloche
1948 : Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film
1949 : Nominated for the British Academy Film Awards for best film
1949 : Prize for the best film awarded by the Belgian film press
1950 : Nominated at Golden Globes for Golden Globe Award for Promoting International Understanding