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The Passion of Bernadette (1990)

The Passion of Bernadette (1990)

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Biography about the life of Bernadette Soubirous after she entered the convent.

Release Date: 1990, May 9
Directors: Jean Delannoy
Countries: France
Production: Rachel Productions
Cast: Laurent Claret, Sydney Penny, Roland Lesaffre, Emmanuelle Riva, Georges Wilson, Dorothée Jemma, Eva Saint-Paul, Bernard Gabay, Anne Roumanoff, Léa Gabriele, Rosine Favey, Étienne Draber

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.