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Lourdes

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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 09/24/2014
[Jessica Hausner's] thought experiment is an emotionally potent one. Go to Full Review Nick Schager Lessons of Darkness 11/21/2010
A-
[An] aesthetically and tonally controlled knockout. Go to Full Review David Lewis San Francisco Chronicle 08/13/2010
3/4
One of the most observant -- and enigmatic -- movies of the year. Go to Full Review Kathy Fennessy Video Librarian Magazine 09/25/2024
4/5
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. Go to Full Review Manu Yáñez Otroscines.com 10/04/2022
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] Go to Full Review Katherine McLaughlin VODzilla.co 03/13/2021
8/10
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. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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12/05/2020 Genteel to a fault but enormous detail in action, direction and intention by Testud and Seydoux See more 11/08/2015 Man...religion is so weird. Beautiful movie though. See more 07/01/2013 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! See more 04/19/2013 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. See more 02/27/2013 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). See more 01/16/2013 Excellent, moving film. See more Read all reviews
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Jessica Hausner

Director

Sylvie Testud

Christine

Léa Seydoux

Maria

Bruno Todeschini

Kuno

Elina Löwensohn

Cecile

Gerhard Liebmann

Pater Nigl

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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
Zweites Deutsches Fernsehen (ZDF), Coop99, Société Parisienne de Production, Canal+, Thermidor Filmproduktion, Arte, Essential Filmproduktion GmbH, Österreichischer Rundfunk (ORF) [at]
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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