The Passion of Bernadette
“Biography about the life of Bernadette Soubirous after she entered the convent.”
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.
Cast
Sydney Penny
Bernadette
Emmanuelle Riva
Mother Marie-Thérèse Vauzou
Catherine de Seynes
Sister Eléonore
Malka Ribowska
Mistress of novices
Georges Wilson
Bishop Dupanloup
Maurice Jacquemont
Monsignor Fourcade
Roland Lesaffre
François Soubirous
Michel Ruhl
Doctor Saint-Cyr
Michèle Simonnet
Louise Soubirous
Dorothée Jemma
Sister Emilie
Jean-Marie Bernicat
Mr. Pailhasson
Bernard Gabay
Jean-Marie, Bernadette's brother