The Passion of Bernadette (1990)

7.5/10 106 min Drama History

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.

Cast

Emmanuelle Riva

Mother Marie-Thérèse Vauzou

Catherine de Seynes

Sister Eléonore

Malka Ribowska

Mistress of novices

Georges Wilson

Bishop Dupanloup

Maurice Jacquemont

Monsignor Fourcade

Roland Lesaffre

François Soubirous

Michel Ruhl

Doctor Saint-Cyr

Michèle Simonnet

Louise Soubirous

Dorothée Jemma

Sister Emilie

Jean-Marie Bernicat

Mr. Pailhasson

Bernard Gabay

Jean-Marie, Bernadette's brother

Michèle André

Maurice Vaudaux

Céline Bellanger

Tania Busselier

Laurent Claret

Monsignor de Mérode

Delphine Crubezy

Julie, Sister Vincent

Étienne Draber

Count of Churigny

Rosine Favey

Door sister

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