Inspired by the many accounts of the famous story, but drawing especially from the beautiful book, st. The song of bernadette is a 1943 biographical drama film based on the 1941 novel of the same name by franz werfel. Her family had seen better times but were living in severely reduced circumstances in the. There are timeless classics in literature and film that all people must read or see. A few years after her reported visions, she became a nun and took the name sister marie bernarde. Je mappelle bernadette is a film from france starring newcomer katia miran, the film is in french but has sub titles in several languages including english. A fipresci prizewinner in venice, jessica hausners third feature follows a group of religious believers on a pilgrimage to lourdes, the iconic. Why the oscarwinning classic film song of bernadette is so. In 1858 france, bernadette, an adolescent peasant girl, has a vision of a beautiful lady in the city dump. When the virgin mary appears to her in a cavern near lourdes, no one takes the girl seriously, even when she digs up a. Bernadette soubirous visions of the blessed virgin at the grotto of lourdes.
With daniele ajoret, bernard lajarrige, madeleine sologne, henri nassiet. Bernadette, who in 1858, received 18 apparitions of the blessed mother, who identified herself as the. In the catholic world, i would label the song of bernadette such a film. May 09, 2015 bernadette was the eldest of nine children, only four of whom lived beyond childhood. His novel was the basis for a popular film 1943 that. Bernadette remains in the hospice for 6 years until she departs for the convent in nevers.
Bernadettes impoverished family lived in a single tiny unheated room. As a teenaged peasant girl growing up in the tiny french village of lourdes in the 19th century. Bernadette soubirous in the grotto of lourdes, october 1863. The book is based on the true story of a peasant girl of lourdes, france, who had visions of the virgin mary. These visions, and the curing waters that still flow there, led to the creation of are ligious shrine that millions visit each year. Bernadette was laughed at by her community but through her familys love and. Bernadette of lourdes il suffit daimer 1960 rotten. Bernadette of lourdesbernadette of lourdes 18441879, a young peasant girl, saw 18 visions of the virgin mary, in a grotto in lourdes, france. In the catholic world, i would label the song of bernadette such a film produced in 1943 and starring jennifer jones, the film won many academy awards. Bernadette soubirous, the visionary of lourdes, long out of print for englishspeaking audiences, is now available on dvd and vhs exclusively from ignatius press. A life of saint bernadette soubirous in her own words, rene laurentin, pauline books and media, 2000.
The film was directed by henry king, from a screenplay. Perry como on an errand with her sister marie and school friend jeanne to collect firewood outside the town of lourdes, bernadette is left behind when her companions warn her not to wade through the cold river by the massabelle caves for fear of taking ill. The novel was written by franz werfel and translated into english by lewis lewisohn in 1942. Cobb, vincent price, charles bickford, jennifer jones. Bernadette is back in the hospice of lourdes due to another asthma attack. Bernadette herself was fortunate to survive cholera as a young child but was severely asthmatic and died aged 35. Bernadette was born on january 7th, 1844, into a loving and devoted family. Actress sydney penny gives a beautiful performance as bernadette, and the rest of the cast is equally superb. Lourdes le film sainte bernadette soubirous youtube.
It was written to fulfill the vow werfel had made in lourdes in 1940, while trying to escape the nazis. It stars jennifer jones in the title role, which tells the. See more ideas about st bernadette of lourdes, st bernadette soubirous and big bang theory characters. Religion synopsis plot the young, sickly girl bernadette comes from a povertystricken family. As the oldest child, bernadette would have witness the death of her sibling, jeanmarie, in 1851 when bernadette was seven. Bernadette, the princess of lourdes, is the exciting true story of a visit by the queen of heaven that left the entire world a source of health for body and soul. This 105minute religious drama is based on the life of saint bernadette soubirous, the woman who at the age of fourteen in february and march of 1858, had a total of eighteen visions of the. Weitere ideen zu heilige, heilige bernadette, katholische heilige. The book is based on the true story of a peasant girl of lourdes, france. It stars jennifer jones in the title role, which portrays the story of bernadette soubirous, who reportedly experienced eighteen visions of the blessed virgin mary from february to july 1858 and was later canonized in 1933. From jean delannoy, one of frances foremost filmmakers, comes this top quality feature film production of the story of st. Bernadette and the apparitions of our lady of lourdes. The construction of the chapel requested by our lady to bernadette begins which postpones bernadette s departure to nevers. The passion of bernadette, delannoys sequel, again starring sydney penny all my.
Bernadette soubirous by abbe francis trochu tan books and the firsthand account, the appearances of the blessed virgin mary at the grotto of lourdes by jean baptiste estrade, this film is perfectly suited for the entire family. The song of bernadette 1943 letterboxd social film. Then a spring bubbles up from nowhere and withered arms and sightless eyes are cured. The church proclaimed her a saint on 8th december, 1933, not for having been chosen for the apparitions, but for the way in which she responded to that grace. Lourdes has become one of the most popular locations of religious pilgrimage. Enero 7, 1844 abril 16, 1879, anak ne ning metung a talagiling miller ibat king balen ning lourdes king mauling francia. Bernadette soubirous, the visionary of lourdes veleda. Bernadette soubirous wikipedia, a enciclopedia libre.
The construction of the chapel requested by our lady to bernadette begins which postpones bernadettes departure to. Bernadette of lourdes dvd a wonderful new feature film from navis pictures on the famous story of 14 yr. On 11 february 1858, bernadette, then aged 14, was out gathering firewood and bones with her sister and a friend at the grotto of massabielle outside lourdes, when she had an experience that completely changed her life and the town of lourdes where she had lived. Bernadette soubirous also known as saint bernadette of lourdes, was the firstborn daughter of. When the virgin mary appears to her in a cavern near lourdes, no one takes the girl seriously, even when she digs up a wellspring at the virgins instructions the local authorities even try to hush up the entire incident. Bernadette of lourdes bernadette was named after her aunt bernarde, who was not only her godmother, but the previous heiress of her maternal line and a force in the soubirous household. In nevers, she became sister marie bernard, who would be saint. When the virgin mary appears to her in a cavern near lourdes, no one takes the girl. With alessandro gassmann, angele osinsky, florence darel, roger souza. Manibat aniang febrero 11 anggang julio 16, 1858, sinabi nang migpalto yang makata labingwalu ing metung a malating babaing anakanak pamu a small young lady. The pompous government officials think she is nuts, and do their best to suppress the girl and her followers, and the church wants nothing to do with the whole matter. Bernadette was a humble girl born into a simple and humble family who was called on by the blessed virgin to dig in the ground to find the spring and to build a church on the site.
The song of bernadette is a reverent recounting of the life of st. Biography of bernadette soubirous biography online. Based off the novel of the same title by franz werfel, the film tells the story of st. Why the oscarwinning classic film song of bernadette is. Her influence made itself felt after male authorities forbade bernadette to return to the grotto of massabielle during the period of her visions. Bernadette, her life in a poor, humble village in france and her visions in 1858 of a beautiful lady that would forever change the lives of countless people, and establish lourdes as the most visited catholic shrine in the world. Bernadette in grotto antique french catholic chromolithograph holy prayer card, catholic gift shop for catholic on etsy, the place to express your creativity through the buying and selling of handmade and vintage goods. Bernadette later became a roman catholic nun, and was canonized as a saint in 1933. National catholic register shot in france in simultaneous french and english versions, jean delannoys scrupulously historical, spiritually sensitive retelling of the life of st. Ive always been captivated by bernadette soubirous, the visionary of lourdes, and recently came across a book bernadette speaks 2000 by a french cleric who was involved in vatican proceedings for her beatification. The young, sickly girl bernadette comes from a povertystricken family.
Produced in 1943 and starring jennifer jones, the film won many academy awards. I must have first seen this film when i was only an infant as i remember my childhood self being really unnerved and unable to sleep for days after seeing the supernatural visitations of the virgin. Few legends have been woven from humbler stuff,and this particular encounter between one of the poorest peasant girls in a tiny village of the pyrenees and the lady led to events that shook not only my native france but the entire christian world. Bernadette s impoverished family lived in a single tiny unheated room. Its dry as dust considering the inspirational power of her story, and annoying for the way he excuses the vicious treatment bernadette received from the mother superior in. National catholic register french director jean delannoys 1988 film bernadette brought an unembellished, matteroffact historical style to the wellknown story of st. This film somehow captures the simplicity and beauty of the story of lourdes. One often hears about the severity of her superiors towards her, but it has to be understood that she was a unique case. Bernadette of lourdes 1961 based on a true story, this french drama follows bernadette soubirous daniele ajoret, a poor young woman who claims to see visions of a woman in white whom she. Bernadette soubirous wikimili, the best wikipedia reader. She never claims it to be anything other than this, but the townspeople all assume it to be the virgin mary.
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