Lourdes / a Falabracks, Mars Films, France 3 Cinéma co-production ; a film by Thierry Demaizière and Alban Teurlai ; based upon an idea proposed by Sixtine Léon-Dufour ; written by Jeanne Aptekman, Sixtine Léon-Dufour, Thierry Demaizière and Alban Teurlai.

Format:

Video

Contributor:

Demaizière, Thierry, film director, film producer, screenwriter.

Teurlai, Alban, film director, film producer, screenwriter.

Léon-Dufour, Sixtine, screenwriter.

Aptekman, Jeanne, screenwriter.

Falabracks (Firm), production company.

Mars distribution (Firm), production company.

France 3 cinéma (Firm), production company.

Distrib Films US (Firm), film distributor.

Language:

English

French

Subjects (All):

Mary, Blessed Virgin, Saint--Apparitions and miracles--France--Lourdes.

Mary.

Christian pilgrims and pilgrimages--France--Lourdes.

Christian pilgrims and pilgrimages.

Christian shrines--France--Lourdes.

Christian shrines.

Lourdes (France)--Religious life and customs.

Lourdes (France).

Genre:

Documentary films.

Nonfiction films.

Feature films.

Physical Description:

1 streaming video file (1 hr. 32 min.) : digital, sound, color

Place of Publication:

[Brooklyn, New York] : [Distributed by] Distrib Films US, [2021]

Language Note:

In French with English subtitles.

System Details:

System requirements: Firefox 4 and up; Safari 5.0 and up; Chrome version 21 and up; Internet Explorer 8 and up; Flash or HTML5 player.

Mode of access: World Wide Web.

Summary:

Lourdes is a beautiful mountainous village in the foothills of the French Pyrenees that went from a sleepy scenic town to a sacred wonder in 1858, when a 14-year-old peasant girl claimed to have seen the Virgin Mary. Today, the town is second only to Paris in the number of annual visitors, it is part venerated shrine, part Disneyland. Vast processions of people seeking a miracle fuel a small army of care-givers who accompany them. These pilgrims are a surprising cross-section of humanity: accident victims, the terminally ill, an overweight and bullied teenager, a contingent of aging Paris prostitutes. Lourdes is an insightful meditation on the human capacity for empathy and hope, and the mystery of religious faith in the face of profound tribulation.

Notes:

Description based on online resource; title from title frames (Docuseek2, viewed April 17, 2022).

Publisher Number:

di-lourde Docuseek2

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.