Lourdes (2000): cast, story & where to watch

Released in 2000, Lourdes is a drama film directed by Lodovico Gasparini, running about 180 minutes.

What it’s about. The young, sickly girl Bernadette comes from a poverty-stricken family. 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 Virgin's instructions The local authorities even try to hush up the entire incident. In vain, however, because when Empress Eugénie requests water from the spring for her sickly son, they are forced to acquiesce. And even the local priest is finally convinced. While taking his tuberculosis-stricken fiancé Claire to a sanatorium, the young doctor Henri Guillaumet meets Bernadette. The water from Lourdes' spring heals Claire's disease overnight, but the scientist in Henri doubts the miracle and wants to expose Bernadette as a liar. It is not until Henri again meets Bernadette, who has in the meantime become a nun and works as a nurse, that he finds a way to balance belief and modern science. And his love for Claire is strengthened as well.

Who’s in it. Lourdes stars Alessandro Gassmann as Bernard / Henri Guillaumet, Angèle Osinsky as Bernadette Soubirous, Florence Darel as Claire La Fontaine and Roger Souza as François Soubirous, among others.

How it landed. With an audience score of 6.5/10, Lourdes has drawn a solid, mixed-to-positive response.

Where to watch. Streaming options change often. See the full, country-by-country breakdown on our where to watch Lourdes page.

If you liked it. Fans of Lourdes tend to enjoy The Shawshank Redemption, The Godfather, Schindler's List and The Godfather Part II.