Bernadette of Lourdes

This modest, unpretentious French film is a streamlined version of the true story previously cinematized as The Song of Bernadette (1943). Daniele Ajort plays the simple 19th-century French peasant girl who insists that she has experienced a vision of the Virgin Mary. Once this sighting becomes common knowledge, Bernadette's very existence becomes a religious and political hot potato. Thousands of people flock to the grotto at Lourdes where Bernadette claims she has seen the Holy Mother, believing that the waters therein contain recuperative powers. Bernadette dies under a cloud of controversy, but is ultimately elevated to sainthood by the Vatican.

Country:

France

Genre:

Drama

Duration:

102 minutes

Year:

1961

Director:

Robert Darène

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Company:

Cinerez,

Edition et Diffusion Cinématographique (E.D.I.C.)

Cast:

Bernadette Soubirous

François Soubirous

Madame Soubirous

Le curé Peyramale

Le commissaire Jacomet

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Director

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