Lourdes a film by Thierry Demaizière and Alban Teurlai

Format:

Video

Contributor:

Aptekman, Jeanne, screenwriter. .

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

Léon-Dufour, Sixtine, screenwriter. .

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

Distrib Films (Firm), publisher.

Language:

English

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).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (92 min.)

Distribution:

New York, N.Y. Grasshopper Film

Place of Publication:

New York Distrib Films 2019

Summary:

Lourdes: A stunningly beautiful mountainous village in the Southwest foothills of the Pyrenees went from a sleepy scenic town to a sacred wonder after 1858, when a 14-year-old peasant girl claimed to have seen the Virgin Mary in a remote grotto. Today, the town is second only to Paris in the number of annual visitors (6 million), part venerated shrine, part Disneyland (shops selling bottled holy water and Virgin Mary-related tchotchkes). 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, et alia. 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

Credits:

Thierry Demaizière, Alban Teurlai, directors

Notes:

Description based on online resource; title from title screen

OCLC:

1343077079

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license