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Lourdes (2009)
Director: Jessica Hausner
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From Time Out Online
How would we honestly react if we witnessed a miracle? That’s the question on Austrian writer-director Hausner’s lips as she casts a deeply ironic eye over the ties between commercialism and spiritual healing in this brilliant and satisfyingly illusive Francohone thinkpiece. It sees Testud’s paraplegic pilgrim looking to the divine for physical welfare and achieving unexpectedly life-changing results. The subdued and slyly comic register of the performances and the gorgeous, deadpan shooting style (reminiscent of Kaurismäki) are the only tools Hausner gives us to decipher her tale, leaving you to decide whether modern religion is a sham or a saver of souls.Author: David Jenkins
Time Out Online London Film Festival 2009
Cast & crew
Director: Jessica Hausner
Cast: Sylvie Testud, Léa Seydoux, Bruno Todeschini, Elina Löwensohn full cast
Genre(s): Drama
Duration: 99 mins
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