LOURDES
written & directed by: Jessica Hausner
produced by: Martin Gschlacht, Philippe Bober & Susanne Marian
Director of photography: Martin Gschlacht
Editor: Karina Ressler
Production Designer: Katharina Wöppermann
Main Cast:
Sylvie Testud (Christine)
Léa Seydoux (Maria)
Elina Löwensohn (Cecile)
Bruno Todeschini (Kuno)
Gerhard Liebmann (Pater Nigl)
LOURDES
Christine has been confined to a wheelchair for most of her life. In order to escape her isolation, she makes a journey to Lourdes, the iconic site of pilgrimage in the Pyrenees. She wakes up one morning seemingly cured by a miracle. The leader of the pilgrimage group, a handsome 40-year-old volunteer from the Order of Malta, begins to take an interest in her. She tries to hold on to this new-found chance for happiness, while her cure provokes envy and admiration.