The Passion of Bernadette

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French filmmaker Jean Delannoy directs this inspiring sequel to his biopic about Marie-Bernarde Soubirous (portrayed by Sydney Penny), a young shepherdess who claimed to have seen numerous apparitions of the Lady in White at Lourdes in 1858. Chronicling Bernadette's years with the Sisters of Charity of Nevers convent, the film traces her life from age 22 until her untimely death from tuberculosis at age 35.

Country:

France

Genre:

Drama,

History

Duration:

106 minutes

Year:

1990

Director:

Jean Delannoy

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Company:

Rachel Productions

Cast:
Sydney Penny

Bernadette

Emmanuelle Riva

Mother Marie-Thérèse Vauzou

Catherine de Seynes

Sister Eléonore

Malka Ribowska

Mistress of novices

Georges Wilson

Bishop Dupanloup

Crew:
Jean Delannoy

Director

Jean Aurenche

Writer

Jean Delannoy

Writer

Annie Charvein

Editor

Alain Paroutaud

Art Direction