In order to escape her isolation, wheelchair-bound Christine makes a life changing journey to Lourdes, the iconic site of pilgrimage in the Pyrenees Mountains.
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- 12 wins & 7 nominations.
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Sylvie Testud | ... |
Christine
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Léa Seydoux | ... |
Maria
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Bruno Todeschini | ... |
Kuno
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Elina Löwensohn | ... |
Cécile
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Gilette Barbier | ... |
Fr. Hartl
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Gerhard Liebmann | ... |
Pater Nigl
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Linde Prelog | ... |
Frau Huber
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Heidi Baratta | ... |
Frau Spor
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Hubert Kramar | ... |
Herr Oliveti
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Helga Illich | ... |
Frau Oliveti
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Walter Benn | ... |
Herr Hruby
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Petra Morzé | ... |
Mother
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Orsolya Tóth | ... |
Child in Wheelchair
(as Orsi Tóth)
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Katharina Flicker | ... |
Sonja
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Thomas Uhlir | ... |
Max
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Martin Thomas Pesl | ... |
Frank
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Gerith Holzinger | ... |
Malteserin
(as Gerith Alice Holzinger)
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Karoline Kuchar | ... |
Malteserin
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Birgit Langer | ... |
Malteserin
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Maria Lassl | ... |
Malteserin
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Stefan Lirsch | ... |
Malteser
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Uta Ohrner | ... |
Malteserin
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Josef Prenner | ... |
Malteser
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Andrea Schlor | ... |
Malteserin
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Renate Summer | ... |
Malteserin
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Adolf Tax | ... |
Malteser
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Theresia Wegmann | ... |
Malteserin
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Gertrude Baumgartner | ... |
Pilgerin
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Aurelia Burckhardt | ... |
Nonne
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Barbara Chobola | ... |
Pilgerin
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Florian Heinz Dubois | ... |
Pilger
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Martin Habacher | ... |
Pilgrim
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Angelo Kreuzberger | ... |
Pilger
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Armand Lenaerts | ... |
Pilger
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Hermine Popper | ... |
Pilgerin
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Mike Tennison | ... |
Pilger
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Irma Wagner | ... |
Pilgerin
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Ernestine Winter | ... |
Pilgerin
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Jackie Wulf | ... |
Pilger
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Bernadette Schneider | ... |
Hospitaliere
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Robert Brun | ... |
Le médecin
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Pierre-Emmanuel Finzi | ... |
Assistant du médecin
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Elisabeth Kervarrec | ... |
La secrétaire
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Jacky Pratoussy | ... |
Jean-Pierre Bely
(as Jacques Pratoussy)
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Laislavo 'Lado' Kravanja | ... |
Chanteur
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Perica Antov | ... |
Man in Wheelchair (uncredited)
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Roger Mahony | ... |
Priest in White with Monstrance (uncredited)
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Directed by
Jessica Hausner |
Written by
Jessica Hausner | ... | (screenplay) |
Produced by
Philippe Bober | ... | producer |
Martin Gschlacht | ... | producer |
Susanne Marian | ... | producer |
Bruno Wagner | ... | executive producer |
Isabell Wiegand | ... | executive producer |
Cinematography by
Martin Gschlacht |
Editing by
Karina Ressler |
Editorial Department
Ivar Beer | ... | head of digital film lab |
Sebastian Gassner | ... | sales manager film lab |
Karin Hammer | ... | assistant editor |
Ute Lingner | ... | film lab manager |
Stefan Müller | ... | managing director film lab |
Gabriela Schultze | ... | sales manager film lab |
Casting By
Markus Schleinzer |
Production Design by
Katharina Wöppermann |
Art Direction by
Dietlind Rott |
Costume Design by
Tanja Hausner |
Makeup Department
Loli Avellanas | ... | hair stylist |
Frédéric Balmer | ... | special makeup effects artist |
Maya Benamer | ... | makeup artist |
Alexis Kinebanyan | ... | special makeup effects artist |
Silvia Pernegger | ... | makeup artist |
Martha Ruess | ... | makeup artist |
Production Management
Nathalie Aubaret | ... | assistant unit manager |
Niki Brechelmacher | ... | unit manager |
Sylvie Duluc | ... | unit production manager |
Laurence Farenc | ... | production manager |
Melani Murkovic | ... | unit manager |
Tolke Palm | ... | post-production supervisor |
Thomas Pascher | ... | unit manager |
Bruno Wagner | ... | production manager |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Valentin Hinz | ... | assistant director |
Georg Mayrhofer | ... | assistant director |
Art Department
Anjo de Marignan | ... | property master: outdoor |
Sebastian Thanheiser | ... | property master: outdoor |
Stephan Würzl | ... | property master: indoor |
Sound Department
Stefan Bangert | ... | assistant sound |
Uwe Haussig | ... | sound (as Uve Haussig) |
Daniel Iribarren | ... | adr editor |
Jörg Klinkenberg | ... | foley artist |
Matthias Lempert | ... | re-recording mixer |
Bernhard Maisch | ... | re-recording mixer |
Erik Mischijew | ... | sound designer |
Matz Müller | ... | sound editor |
Christoph Oertel | ... | foley mixer |
Michael Reuter | ... | sound mixer |
Matthias Schwab | ... | adr editor |
Visual Effects by
Matthias Albrecht | ... | digital effects editor / visual effects editor |
Markus Bäuerle | ... | digital lab supervisor |
Sebastian Göhs | ... | digital colourist |
Mirko Ilowski | ... | visual effects |
Michael Krocan | ... | visual effects |
Ruth Raatz | ... | color timer |
Niklaas Warda | ... | title design |
Camera and Electrical Department
Pierre Bertin | ... | electrician |
Rainer Fritz | ... | digital imaging technician |
Stefan Ludescher | ... | key grip (as Stephan Ludescher) |
Werner Stibitz | ... | gaffer |
Nino Volpe | ... | assistant camera |
Casting Department
Felipe Salazar | ... | casting assistant |
Costume and Wardrobe Department
Véronique Gely | ... | set costumer |
Moana Stemberger | ... | assistant costume designer |
Location Management
Felipe Salazar | ... | assistant location manager |
Script and Continuity Department
Géraldine Bajard | ... | script editor |
Jean-Baptiste Filleau | ... | continuity |
Additional Crew
Heidi Lacroix | ... | production coordinator |
Melani Murkovic | ... | assistant to producers |
Anna-Katharina Wohlgenannt | ... | production assistant |
Thanks
Jacques Perrier | ... | special thanks: Archevêgue de Tarbes tet Lourdes (as Monseigneur Perrier) |
Production Companies
- ARTE
- Canal+
- Coop99 Filmproduktion
- Coproduction Office
- Essential Filmproduktion GmbH
- Thermidor Filmproduktion
- Zweites Deutsches Fernsehen (ZDF)
- Österreichischer Rundfunk (ORF)
Distributors
- Artificial Eye (2010) (United Kingdom) (theatrical)
- Cinecittà (2009) (Italy) (theatrical)
- Espace Sarou (2011) (Japan) (theatrical)
- Filmmuseum Distributie (2009) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
- LeopART (2010) (Russia) (theatrical)
- Lumière Productie (2009) (Belgium) (theatrical)
- Lumière (2009) (Belgium) (theatrical)
- MTU Otaku (2009) (Estonia) (theatrical)
- Mozinet (2010) (Hungary) (theatrical)
- NFP Distribution (2009) (Germany) (theatrical)
- NetXenix (2009) (Switzerland) (theatrical)
- Palisades Tartan (2010) (United States) (theatrical) (subtitled)
- Sophie Dulac Distribution (2011) (France) (theatrical)
- Alambique Filmes (2011) (Portugal) (as Alambique Destilaria de Ideias Unipessoal)
- Alta Films (2009) (Spain)
- CatchPlay (2010) (Taiwan)
- Cines Unidos de Venezuela (2009) (Venezuela)
- EuroVideo (2010) (Germany) (DVD)
- Film Movement (United States)
- Film1 (2011) (Netherlands) (tv) (limited)
- Gussi Films (2009) (Mexico)
- Gutek Film (2010) (Poland)
- Lumière Home Entertainment (2011) (Netherlands) (DVD)
- Nutopia (2009) (Greece)
- Palisades Tartan (2009) (United States)
- Stadtkino Filmverleih (2009) (Austria)
- Videorama (2009) (Greece)
- Xenix Filmdistribution (2010) (Switzerland)
Special Effects
Other Companies
- CinePostproduction (post-production facilities)
- Sanctuaires Notre-Dame de Lourdes (special thanks: Ce tournage a été rendu possible grâce à l'aimable autorisation des sanctuaires de Lourdes)
- Tonstudio Hanse Warns (foley stage)
- Tremens Tonstudio (sound post-production)
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Budget | EUR2,000,000 (estimated) |
Did You Know?
Trivia | When the script for Lourdes (2009) first landed on Sylvie Testud's desk, her initial reaction was that she didn't want to do anything that might involve her playing a nun or taking easy potshots at religion. She instantly changed her mind after reading the script. See more » |
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