Lourdes

Lourdes

95 mins | Drama | Sept. 11, 2009

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 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.

Lourdes

95 mins | Drama | Sept. 11, 2009

Lourdes
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 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.
IMDb rating 6.9
Producers Canal+, Coop 99 Filmproduktion, ARTE, ORF, ZDF, Essential Filmproduktion, Société Parisienne de Production, Thermidor Filmproduktion
Original title Lourdes
Directors Jessica Hausner
Writers Jessica Hausner

Cast

Sylvie Testud

as Christine

Léa Seydoux

as Maria

Elina Löwensohn

as Cécile

Gilette Barbier

as Fr. Hartl

Gerhard Liebmann

as Pater Nigl

Linde Prelog

as Frau Huber

Heidi Baratta

as Frau Spor

Hubert Kramar

as Herr Oliveti

Helga Illich

as Frau Oliveti

Walter Benn

as Herr Hruby

Petra Morzé

as Mother

Orsolya Tóth

as Child in Wheelchair

Thomas Uhlir

as Max