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

The Passion of Bernadette (1990)

Name: The Passion of Bernadette
Director: Jean Delannoy
Genre: Drama, History
Released: 1990-05-09
Duration: 106 min
Rating: 7.5
Cast: Sydney Penny, Emmanuelle Riva, Catherine de Seynes, Malka Ribowska, Georges Wilson

May 9, 19901h 46mFR

7.5

4 votes

Drama History

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.

Director

Jean Delannoy

Writers

Jean Aurenche, Jean Delannoy