Notre Dame de la Mouise

Summary

Social drama about a parish priest in a Parisian slum.

In a slum, ironically called 'California', on the outskirts of Paris, the poor lead a miserable existence. A young, idealistic priest who works among them builds a 'cathedral' with his own hands, Our Lady of the Slums, earning him the respect of the sceptical Californians.

Notre Dame de la Mouise was financed partly with Dutch money. After the Catholic film company Eidophon folded, C&A gave the remaining money to the Goed Volk (good people) foundation in Den Bosch. In its turn, the foundation turned part of the capital over to distribution company Gofilex which invested some of the money in Notre Dame de la Mouise.

Contributors to the film included film critic Janus van Domburg, camera man Toon Hin and F.D. Kahlenberg.