Lourdes (2010)
82%RT Audience Score: 68%
Awards & Nominations: NA
Jessica Hausner’s Lourdes is a thought-provoking and visually stunning exploration of faith, miracles, and human behavior. With delicate handling, Hausner examines the complexities of religious belief and the ambiguity of miracles, leaving the audience to ponder the nature of God’s intervention in our lives. The film’s composition, with its frequent obstructions and deadpan humor, adds to its haunting and unsettling quality. Hausner’s oeuvre continues to expand with this ingenious and emotionally potent piece of arthouse cinema.
Lourdes” is a movie that will make you question everything you thought you knew about miracles. Hausner’s direction is so delicate and beautiful that you’ll feel like you’re experiencing a spiritual awakening yourself. And let’s be real, we could all use a little more of that in our lives. Plus, the film’s deadpan humor will have you chuckling even as you contemplate life’s big questions. So grab some popcorn, settle in, and prepare to be moved (and maybe even a little bit enlightened).
Production Company(ies)
First Thought Films,
Distributor
NA
Release Type
Theatrical, Theatrical (Limited)
Filming Location(s)
MPAA / Certificate
Year of Release
2010
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Color:Color
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Sound mix:Dolby
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Runtime:NA
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Country of origin:France
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Release date:Release Date (Streaming): Feb 15, 2011
Genre(s)
Drama
Keyword(s)
starring Sylvie Testud, Léa Seydoux, Bruno Todeschini, Elina Löwensohn, Gerhard Liebmann, Gilette Barbier, directed by Jessica Hausner, written by Jessica Hausner, drama, box office performance, budget, reviewed by Nicolas Rapold, Joshua Rothkopf, Nick Schager, David Lewis, Michael Brooke, Jeff Shannon, Katherine McLaughlin, Nicole Ackman, Mattie Lucas, Jeffrey Overstreet, Nick Davis, Simon Miraudo, produced by Philippe Bober, Martin Gschlacht, Susanne Marian, MPAA rating, wheelchair, pilgrimage, shrine, religious faith, miracles, profound themes, subtlety, deft comic touch, bewitchingly ambiguous, beautifully shot, marvelous performance, French (Canada), 1h 39m
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Léa Seydoux – Maria
Bruno Todeschini – Kuno
Elina Löwensohn – Cecile
Gerhard Liebmann – Pater Nigl
Gilette Barbier – Fr. Hartl
Jessica Hausner – Director/Writer
Philippe Bober – Producer
Martin Gschlacht – Producer
Susanne Marian – Producer
Director(s)
Jessica Hausner
Writer(s)
Jessica Hausner
Producer(s)
Philippe Bober, Martin Gschlacht, Susanne Marian
Film Festivals
Awards & Nominations
NA
Academy Awards
All Critics (43) | Top Critics (20) | Fresh (40) | Rotten (3)
[Jessica Hausner’s] thought experiment is an emotionally potent one.
September 24, 2014
Nicolas Rapold
Film Comment Magazine
TOP CRITIC
November 17, 2011 | Rating: 5/5
Joshua Rothkopf
Time Out
TOP CRITIC
[An] aesthetically and tonally controlled knockout.
November 21, 2010 | Rating: A-
Nick Schager
Lessons of Darkness
TOP CRITIC
One of the most observant — and enigmatic — movies of the year.
August 13, 2010 | Rating: 3/4
David Lewis
San Francisco Chronicle
TOP CRITIC
Spiritually flawed and often cynical though Hausner’s pilgrims undoubtedly are, they’re all too recognisably human.
July 6, 2010
Michael Brooke
Sight & Sound
TOP CRITIC
In a film rich with provocative questions, Hausner audaciously examines the ambivalent nature of miracles. Are they gifts from a loving God or random occurrences, bereft of any moral or meaning?
April 1, 2010 | Rating: 3/4
Jeff Shannon
Seattle Times
TOP CRITIC
Hausner’s quietly provocative piece of arthouse cinema is a great example of her ever-expanding oeuvre as she continues her ingenious investigation into human behaviour.
March 13, 2021 | Rating: 8/10
Katherine McLaughlin
VODzilla.co
Hausner’s ‘Lourdes’ handles religious faith and miracles with delicacy
February 2, 2021 | Rating: 4/5
Nicole Ackman
FF2 Media
Hausner directs with a kind of tremulous beauty, every frame, every nuance has a kind of gossamer perfection, luring the audience into a kind of spiritual experience all its own.
June 7, 2019 | Rating: 4/4
Mattie Lucas
From the Front Row
Hausner frequently composes pictures in which our view is cut off by a wall, a pillar, or a pilgrim … but like God’s silence, these obstructions remain impenetrable.
June 12, 2012 | Rating: A
Jeffrey Overstreet
Image
The withholding of judgment persists across Lourdes, which is comic, haunting, sweet, pious, unsettling, agnostic, and wholly deadpan at various moments.
March 4, 2011 | Rating: B+
Nick Davis
Nick’s Flick Picks
Movies about miracles range from the awful to the unwatchable… that all changes with Jessica Hausner’s Lourdes; it’s a visually-striking, beautifully-realised, emotionally-devastating drama that both salutes and skewers the deeply-religious.
January 30, 2011 | Rating: 4.5/5
Simon Miraudo
Quickflix…
Plot
A woman confined to a wheelchair makes a pilgrimage to Lourdes, exploring themes of faith and miracles in this bewitchingly ambiguous and beautifully shot drama.
Trivia
Goofs / Tidbits
The film stars Sylvie Testud, who delivers a marvelous performance.
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