Pros:
1. The cinematography is great, especially with the framing and lighting doing wonders for the intense moments.
2. Jean-Paul Belmondo (Léon Morin) and Emmanuelle Riva (Barny) both give fantastic performances.
3. The film provides insightful commentary on Christianity, and the validity of its doctrine.
4. The brief narrations given by Barny are short, but sweet, and help to provide a clear and concise look into her inner thinking.
5. The set and costume design is excellent and conveys the French World War Two setting perfectly.
6. The last 30 minutes are really intense, sensual, and heartbreaking.
Cons: 1. The movie moves a little too slowly at times. 2. At times, the film gets bogged down in too much melodrama. 3. The character of Léon Morin is incredibly pretentious and obnoxious for the most part, which makes it really difficult to warm to him.
Cons: 1. The movie moves a little too slowly at times. 2. At times, the film gets bogged down in too much melodrama. 3. The character of Léon Morin is incredibly pretentious and obnoxious for the most part, which makes it really difficult to warm to him.