Bernadette
In early 1858, at the Massabielle grotto, 14-year old asthmatic, illiterate miller's daughter Bernadette sees a light she later distinguishes as a beautiful young woman. The girl and the woman converse over the next few months. Crowds follow and people are cured by the waters from a spring Bernadette has cleared. Secular authorities are threatened by the popular gatherings and subject the girl to inquiry and medical review. The local monsignor, initially skeptical, becomes Bernadette's champion. She maintains her forthright simplicity and untutored wisdom throughout.
Cast
Sydney Penny
as Bernadette Soubirous
Jean-Marc Bory
as Le curé Peyramale
Jean-Marie Bernicat
as M. Pailhasson
Philippe Brigaud
as Le docteur Balencie
Claude Buchwald
as Tante Bernhard
Arlette Didier
as Milhet
Bérangère Jean
as Eugénie Troy
Elisabeth Kaza
as Mère Vauzou
Franck Cabot-David
as Le receveur d'estrade
Stéphane Garcin
as
Reviews
SurplusGadgets
This is the film that is shown daily at the Grotto in Lourdes on a loop. Pegged as a more accurate portrayal of the look and feel of the time, it is also simple in the dialogue to focus on the purity of the events. The film depicts the 18 appearances of the Virgin Mary to Bernadette Soubirous at t...
