Lourdes (film)

Lourdes
Film poster
Directed by	Jessica Hausner
Produced by	Philippe Bober Martin Gschlacht Susanne Marian
Written by	Jessica Hausner
Starring	Sylvie Testud Léa Seydoux Bruno Todeschini Elina Löwensohn
Cinematography	Martin Gschlacht
Edited by	Karina Ressler
Distributed by	Sophie Dulac Distribution (France)
Release dates	5 September 2009 (2009-09-05) (Venice) 11 September 2009 (2009-09-11) (Austria)
Running time	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.^[1]

Plot

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.

Cast

Sylvie Testud as Christine
Léa Seydoux as Maria
Bruno Todeschini as Kuno
Elina Löwensohn as Miss Cécile
Gilette Barbier as Mrs. Hartl
Gerhard Liebmann as Pater Nigl
Linde Prelog as Mrs. Huber
Orsolya Tóth as Child in Wheelchair

Critical response

"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^[2]

Awards and nominations

Brian Award at the 66th Venice International Film Festival.^[3]

References

↑ Hausner's Lourdes wins Viennale best film award. Screen daily.com, 4 November 2009.
↑ Short review , FIVEBEST Films, The Independent, 19 April 2010
↑ http://www.uaar.it/uaar/premio-uaar-venezia/2009/

External links

Lourdes at the Internet Movie Database
Lourdes at Rotten Tomatoes

Films directed by Jessica Hausner

Lovely Rita (2001) Hotel (2004) Lourdes (2009) Amour Fou (2014)

Guldbagge Award for Best Foreign Film

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