Lourdes
Drama
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2009
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In order to escape her isolation, wheelchair-bound Christine makes a life changing journey to Lourdes, the iconic site of pilgrimage in the Pyrenees Mountains.
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Rated:
Not Rated
Runtime:
95 min
Release date:
11 Sep 2009
Country:
DE, AT, FR
Languages:
English, Italian, French
Budget:
$2,500,000
Revenue:
$0
Awards:
12 wins & 7 nominations
Top Critics Reviews
fresh:
One of the most observant -- and enigmatic -- movies of the year.
– David Lewis,
San Francisco Chronicle,
13 Aug 2010
fresh:
In a film rich with provocative questions, Hausner audaciously examines the ambivalent nature of miracles. Are they gifts from a loving God or random occurrences, bereft of any moral or meaning?
– Jeff Shannon,
Seattle Times,
1 Apr 2010
fresh:
A provocative and surprising pleasure that may persuade even the most hardened rationalists to reconsider what religion means as a sanctity to those who have few other choices in life.
– Dave Calhoun,
Time Out,
25 Mar 2010
fresh:
Beautifully led by birdlike Sylvie Testud as an ailing young woman in a wheelchair, every character (pilgrim and helper alike) exhibits a soul. And shaped with confident talent by the Austrian filmmaker, every serenely composed shot matters.
– Lisa Schwarzbaum,
Entertainment Weekly,
3 Mar 2010
rotten:
A paralyzed young woman with MS stands up and walks in Lourdes, but it'll be a real miracle if anyone manages to stay awake throughout this extravagantly dull film.
– Kyle Smith,
New York Post,
19 Feb 2010