Bernadette of Lourdes

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Bernadette of Lourdes

The True Story of Saint Bernadette

This modest, unpretentious French film is a streamlined version of the true story previously cinematized as The Song of Bernadette (1943). Daniele Ajort plays the simple 19th-century French peasant girl who insists that she has experienced a vision of the Virgin Mary. Once this sighting becomes common knowledge, Bernadette's very existence becomes a religious and political hot potato. Thousands of people flock to the grotto at Lourdes where Bernadette claims she has seen the Holy Mother, believing that the waters therein contain recuperative powers. Bernadette dies under a cloud of controversy, but is ultimately elevated to sainthood by the Vatican.

Original Title

Il suffit d'aimer

Release Date

1961-01-01

Year

1961

Duration

1h 42m

Status

Released

Score

5.50

Genres

Cast

Danièle Ajoret

Danièle Ajoret

Bernadette Soubirous

Bernard Lajarrige

Bernard Lajarrige

François Soubirous

Madeleine Sologne

Madeleine Sologne

Madame Soubirous

Henri Nassiet

Henri Nassiet

Le curé Peyramale

Jean-Jacques Delbo

Jean-Jacques Delbo

Le commissaire Jacomet

Renaud Mary

Renaud Mary

Monseigneur Forcade

Nadine Alari

Nadine Alari

Mère Marie-Thérèse