Lourdes (film)
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| Directed by | Jessica Hausner |
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Philippe Bober Martin Gschlacht Susanne Marian |
| Written by | Jessica Hausner |
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Sylvie Testud Léa Seydoux Bruno Todeschini Elina Löwensohn |
| Cinematography | Martin Gschlacht |
| Edited by | Karina Ressler |
| Distributed by | Sophie Dulac Distribution (France) |
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96 minutes |
| Country | Austria France Germany |
| Language | French |
Lourdes is a 2009 film directed by Jessica Hausner. It stars Sylvie Testud, Léa Seydoux, Bruno Todeschini and Elina Löwensohn. It received the 2009 Vienna International Film Festival's Vienna Film Prize for Best Film.
Christine is a wheelchair-using woman with severe multiple sclerosis. In order to escape her isolation, she makes a journey to Lourdes, the iconic site of Catholic pilgrimage in the Pyrenees Mountains, along with other people with varying disabilities. During her stay she begins to regain the use of her limbs. This is in contrast with others, who appear to have stronger faith than Christine but experience only slight, passing improvement. Her fellow pilgrims are eager to call it a miracle; however, as the pilgrimage draws to a close, exactly how accurate a claim this is becomes uncertain.
"The remarkable coup of the film is that it can be taken either as a testament to the power of faith or as a subtle undermining of it." The Independent
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