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Lourdes

2009 · 1h 35m · N/A Drama
Directed by Jessica Hausner

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In order to escape her isolation, wheelchair-bound Christine makes a life changing journey to Lourdes, the iconic site of pilgrimage in the Pyrenees Mountains.

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93%
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Fresh

One of the most observant -- and enigmatic -- movies of the year.

David Lewis, San Francisco Chronicle
Fresh

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?

Jeff Shannon, Seattle Times
Fresh

A provocative and surprising pleasure that may persuade even the most hardened rationalists to reconsider what religion means as a sanctity to those who have few other choices in life.

Dave Calhoun, Time Out
Fresh

Beautifully led by birdlike Sylvie Testud as an ailing young woman in a wheelchair, every character (pilgrim and helper alike) exhibits a soul. And shaped with confident talent by the Austrian filmmaker, every serenely composed shot matters.

Lisa Schwarzbaum, Entertainment Weekly
Rotten

A paralyzed young woman with MS stands up and walks in Lourdes, but it'll be a real miracle if anyone manages to stay awake throughout this extravagantly dull film.

Kyle Smith, New York Post

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