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The Passion of Bernadette

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

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.

Top Cast

  • Sydney Penny

    Sydney Penny

    Bernadette

  • Emmanuelle Riva

    Emmanuelle Riva

    Mother Marie-Thérèse Vauzou

  • Catherine de Seynes

    Catherine de Seynes

    Sister Eléonore

  • Malka Ribowska

    Malka Ribowska

    Mistress of novices

  • Georges Wilson

    Georges Wilson

    Bishop Dupanloup

  • Maurice Jacquemont

    Maurice Jacquemont

    Monsignor Fourcade

  • Roland Lesaffre

    Roland Lesaffre

    François Soubirous

  • Michel Ruhl

    Michel Ruhl

    Doctor Saint-Cyr

  • Michèle Simonnet

    Michèle Simonnet

    Louise Soubirous

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.

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