The Passion of Bernadette

The Passion of Bernadette

Release Date: 1990-05-09

Overview: 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.

Rating: 7.3 / 10

Cast

Sydney Penny

Sydney Penny

as Bernadette

Emmanuelle Riva

Emmanuelle Riva

as Mother Marie-Thérèse Vauzou

Catherine de Seynes

Catherine de Seynes

as Sister Eléonore

Malka Ribowska

Malka Ribowska

as Mistress of novices

Georges Wilson

Georges Wilson

as Bishop Dupanloup

Crew

  • Jean Delannoy - Director

  • Jean Aurenche - Writer

  • Jean Delannoy - Writer

  • Annie Charvein - Editor

  • Alain Paroutaud - Art Direction

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