Lourdes (Film)
- Sylvie Testud: Christine
- Léa Seydoux: Maria
- Thomas Uhlir: Max
- Gilette Barbier: Woman Hartl
- Gerhard Liebmann: Father Nigl
- Bruno Todeschini: Kuno
- Elina Löwensohn: Cecile
- Katharina Flicker: Sonja
- Linde Prelog: Frauenhuber
- Heidi Baratta: Woman Spor
- Hubsi Kramar: Mr. Oliveti
- Helga Illich: Woman Oliveti
- Petra Morzé: Mother
- Orsolya Tóth: Daughter
Lourdes is a feature film by the Austrian director Jessica Hausner. The film is an Austrian- German - French co-production and was shot in France. In the 66th Venice Film Festival 2009, the film was considered a favorite and has been awarded several prizes. The theatrical release in Austria was on December 11, 2009.
Action
The main character of the film, Christine, suffers from multiple sclerosis, is now confined to a wheelchair and spends due to their illness their lives in involuntary social isolation
In their supervisor Maria, a young nurse's aide of Malteser, Christine finds the image of their past; a new hope awakens in her. Maria accompanied Christine to the baths of pilgrimage Lourdes and processions, but Mary longs for their peers, sometimes she tries to escape the sight of the disease and to enjoy themselves. Christine watched this world of other longingly while now Hartl woman takes care of them. Mrs. Hartl is a 60 -year-old pilgrim who wants to overcome their pilgrimage to Lourdes by a meaningful life purpose their loneliness.
In fact, it comes in the course of the stay to an improvement of Christine's condition through to healing. The miracle is now checked before the Medical Committee of Lourdes - the results of this test are questionable, as Christine's disease knows the possibility of relapsing -like improvements such deterioration. While the possibility of a relapse hovers menacingly over Christine, she enjoys the happiness that has come true for this moment and tries to hold it.
Awards
In the 66th Venice Film Festival 2009, the film with the prestigious FIPRESCI Prize of the International Critics, the Signis Prize of the Ecumenical Jury and the La Navicella and the Brian Price was excellent. When Viennale 2009 Lourdes won the Vienna Film Prize. In addition, the film with the Warsaw Grand Prix at the International Warsaw Film Festival and the Gold Giradillo at Sevilla Festival de Cine Award. At the award ceremony of the European Film Awards 2010, the award for Best Actress Sylvie Testud followed. The first award of the Austrian Film Prize 2011 was awarded Lourdes nominations in the categories of Best Film, Best Director, Best Screenplay and Best Editing.
Reviews
" About the venues and the minimalist story she tells Hausner distributed their figures. A surprising number of the figures are, and amazingly well you learn it in the course of the film know. [ ... ] In the style of an ensemble film, it is not a matter of Lourdes, subordinating all minor characters of a main character, rather constructed the film is a not necessarily social, but in any case multidimensional, interpersonal system. By glance and motion axes, by vulgar theological dialogues, zooms and pans, by repetitions and variations. The place is the rudimentary action before: Commercialised religiosity, Virgin Mary statues in special, healing and grace must be in this place simply bought, the " felicita " it probably is not. Eventually, a miracle happens. Or not. "