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Afflicted with multiple sclerosis, Christine makes a pilgrimage to the holy site of Lourdes in hopes of a miracle. Among thousands of ailed visitors, she proceeds through the well-oiled machinery of the religious tourist destination until the unbelievable happens: she is suddenly able to walk. As Christine becomes the object of wonder and envy, bolstering and testing the faith of her fellow pilgrims, the question remains whether all is as it seems.
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As bewitchingly ambiguous as it is beautifully shot, Lourdes explores profound themes with subtlety and a deft comic touch -- and a marvelous performance from its star, Sylvie Testud.

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Nicolas Rapold Film Comment Magazine [Jessica Hausner's] thought experiment is an emotionally potent one. Sep 24, 2014 Full Review Joshua Rothkopf Time Out Rated: 5/5 Nov 17, 2011 Full Review Nick Schager Lessons of Darkness [An] aesthetically and tonally controlled knockout. Rated: A- Nov 21, 2010 Full Review Kathy Fennessy Video Librarian Magazine Though never an outright comedy, Jessica Hausner draws a gently humorous tale out of mystery and ambiguity. There are many ways films about faith can go wrong, but Lourdes always, and admirably stays on the right side of that equation. Rated: 4/5 Sep 25, 2024 Full Review Manu Yáñez Otroscines.com Lourdes doesn't manage to cross the boundaries that its own thesis proposes, straying from the possibility of an emotional response. [Full review in Spanish] Oct 4, 2022 Full Review Katherine McLaughlin VODzilla.co Hausner's quietly provocative piece of arthouse cinema is a great example of her ever-expanding oeuvre as she continues her ingenious investigation into human behaviour. Rated: 8/10 Mar 13, 2021 Full Review Read all reviews

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Audience Member Genteel to a fault but enormous detail in action, direction and intention by Testud and Seydoux Rated 4 out of 5 stars 01/30/23 Full Review richard i There's much going on in this 'fly on the wall' style drama that is reminiscent (or perhaps prescient) of Ulrich Seidl's locked-off camera style that allows us to observe details at the edges of a shot that reveal much about the individuals involved. It takes loose aim at the fakery of the Lourdes 'experience', the battle that takes place between the enormous hope and optimism of the faithful and those who no longer believe in the possibility of miracles, with a beautifully orchestrated ending that leaves you wondering whether our heroine has won or lost her battle. Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 03/30/23 Full Review Audience Member Man...religion is so weird. Beautiful movie though. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 01/30/23 Full Review Audience Member It just dragged on and didn't engage me whatsoever despite the fact that my love was in it, Lea Seydoux....but hell, she was barely in it! Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 02/25/23 Full Review Audience Member I can't recall ever being disappointed by Sylvie Testud. She is akin to a younger generation Isabelle Huppert in that she is happy to work in areas about as far from the Multiplex circuit as you can get. Here she is again, acting largely with her eyes as a wheelchair confined invalid going along for the ride on a pilgrimage to Lourdes, by which I mean that it is a pilgrimage only for the group she is with, as 1) a sceptic and 2) bored and lonely because of her condition, she has more or less tagged along for lack of an alternative. There's a nice mix of satire and sentiment at work here as we note the commercial aspects of organised religion and the negative aspects of human nature masquerading as piety. Testud as always is superb and the film should be seen for her alone if nothing else. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 01/21/23 Full Review Audience Member A beautifully subtle lead performance from Sylvie Testud truly gifts this unusual and enigmatic film that can be read a multitude of ways (undoubtedly depending on the viewers own spirituality and/or religious beliefs), even to the point where it becomes unclassifiable (drama, black comedy, satire). Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 01/22/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis Afflicted with multiple sclerosis, Christine makes a pilgrimage to the holy site of Lourdes in hopes of a miracle. Among thousands of ailed visitors, she proceeds through the well-oiled machinery of the religious tourist destination until the unbelievable happens: she is suddenly able to walk. As Christine becomes the object of wonder and envy, bolstering and testing the faith of her fellow pilgrims, the question remains whether all is as it seems.
Director
Jessica Hausner
Producer
Philippe Bober, Martin Gschlacht, Susanne Marian
Screenwriter
Jessica Hausner
Production Co
Thermidor Filmproduktion, Coop99, Zweites Deutsches Fernsehen (ZDF), Canal+, Österreichischer Rundfunk (ORF) [at], Arte, Essential Filmproduktion GmbH, Société Parisienne de Production
Genre
Drama
Original Language
Canadian French
Release Date (Streaming)
Jul 26, 2020
Box Office (Gross USA)
$9.4K
Runtime
1h 36m
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