BERNADETTE, THE MOVIE
BERNADETTE, THE MOVIE
Title: Bernadette
Cast: Sydney Penny, Roland Lessaffre, Michele Simonnet, Bernard Dheran.
Production: Cannon Films (US–1988).
Directed by: Jean Delannoy
Language: English, with Spanish subtitles.
Genre: Biographical – religious
Duration 113 min
Synopsis: The life of a 15-year-old girl, Bernadette Soubirous, was abruptly altered when she saw strange visions, which, unknown to her, would mark her for the rest of her short existence. Indeed, her peaceful life in the town of Lourdes, France, was altered in the year 1858. Her health was precarious, so she did not fully enjoy her life. One day in the company of friends, they went near the river and, when she was alone, she saw bright lights: a white lady, surrounded by beautiful colors. When she told her mother, she reprimanded her for telling absurd stories. Not content with this reaction, she decided to visit Father Peyramale, who listened to her attentively, but the rest of the town did not. He met again with the girl, who on this occasion told him: Quo soy era Immacula Conceptiou. Without a doubt, Bernadette had received a most illustrious visitor. Her life changed, as she dedicated it to others, until the moment of her death, now as Sister Marie-Bernard, at the age of 36. She was sanctified on December 8, 1933, the day of the Immaculate Conception.
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