Lourdes

Overview

The young, sickly girl Bernadette comes from a poverty-stricken family. When the Virgin Mary appears to her in a cavern near Lourdes, no one takes the girl seriously, even when she digs up a wellspring at the Virgin's instructions The local authorities even try to hush up the entire incident. In vain, however, because when Empress Eugénie requests water from the spring for her sickly son, they are forced to acquiesce. And even the local priest is finally convinced. While taking his tuberculosis-stricken fiancé Claire to a sanatorium, the young doctor Henri Guillaumet meets Bernadette. The water from Lourdes' spring heals Claire's disease overnight, but the scientist in Henri doubts the miracle and wants to expose Bernadette as a liar. It is not until Henri again meets Bernadette, who has in the meantime become a nun and works as a nurse, that he finds a way to balance belief and modern science. And his love for Claire is strengthened as well.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

May 29, 2000

Original language

French

Spoken languages

French, Hungarian

Countries

Italy, France, Luxembourg

Cast

Helmut Griem,Jorge Falé,Diogo Dória,Florence Darel,Isabel Ruth,Victor Santos,Rogério Samora,Lucinda Loureiro,Sara Norte,Carlos Curtoand 28 more

Director

Lodovico Gasparini

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

tt0222161