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Lourdes

2009

Jessica Hausner

Sylvie Testud, Léa Seydoux, Bruno Todeschini, Gilette Barbier ...

6.0

1,000

Drama In order to escape her isolation, wheelchair-bound Christine (Sylvie Testud) makes a life changing journey to Lourdes, the iconic site of pilgrimage in the Pyrenees Mountains. Christine has been confined to a wheelchair for most of her life. In order to escape her isolation, she makes a journey to Lourdes, the iconic site of pilgrimage in the Pyrenees mountains. She wakes up one morning seemingly cured by a miracle. The leader of the ... [+]

	Media	Author	Review
		Fionnuala Halligan Screendaily	"An accomplished work which radiates intelligence (...) The performances here are uniformly good"
		Manohla Dargis The New York Times	"One of the pleasures of this intelligent, rigorously thoughtful, somewhat sly film is that it takes place in the space between the inexplicable (...) and the unexplained"
		Daniel Eagan The Hollywood Reporter	"Fascinating on social and theological levels, the film is less compelling as a straightforward narrative. Still, adventurous filmgoers will be rewarded by its unusually open-ended storyline."
		Peter Bradshaw The Guardian	"Subtle, mysterious and brilliant (...) It is [Hausner's] best film yet (…) Rating: ★★★★ (out of 5)"
		Joseph Jon Lanthier Slant	"For a film with such an intensely meditative view of corporeal salvation, 'Lourdes' seems to give both God and his alleged beneficiary only perfunctory analysis (…) Rating: ★★★ (out of 4)"

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