Lourdes

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Lourdes

2009,

1h 36m,

Drama

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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.

Critics Consensus

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

Sep 24, 2014

[Jessica Hausner's] thought experiment is an emotionally potent one.

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Nick Schager

Lessons of Darkness

Nov 21, 2010

A-

[An] aesthetically and tonally controlled knockout.

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David Lewis

San Francisco Chronicle

Aug 13, 2010

3/4

One of the most observant -- and enigmatic -- movies of the year.

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Kathy Fennessy

Video Librarian Magazine

Sep 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.

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Manu Yáñez

Otroscines.com

Oct 4, 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]

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Katherine McLaughlin

VODzilla.co

Mar 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.

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Abraham S

Apr 9, 2010

Slow and thought-provoking.

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Jessica Hausner

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Sylvie Testud

Christine

Léa Seydoux

Maria

Bruno Todeschini

Kuno

Elina Löwensohn

Cecile

Gerhard Liebmann

Pater Nigl

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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.

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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