The Passion of Bernadette

Drama, History · 1990

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.

Starring

Sydney Penny, Francis Lai, Guy Villette, Emmanuelle Riva, Catherine de Seynes, Jean Penzer, Malka Ribowska, Jean Aurenche, Georges Wilson, Jean Delannoy

Director

Jean Delannoy