Drama

Lourdes (2010): Ratings, Box Office & Plot

Name: Lourdes
Genre: Drama
Released: 2010-02-17
Duration: 1 h 36 min

Lourdes is a 2010 drama directed by Jessica Hausner. It runs 1 hour 36 minutes and earned $2.9 million worldwide. Critics gave it 91% on Rotten Tomatoes and 71 on Metacritic, and IMDb users rate it 6.9/10.

IMDb rating: 6.9/10
Rotten Tomatoes: 91%
worldwide gross: $2.9M
Metascore: 71

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Released: February 17, 2010
Runtime: 1h 36m (96 min)
Director: Jessica Hausner
Genre: Drama
Original language: French
Studio: Palisades Tartan
After the credits: No No extra scene

The story

What Is Lourdes About?

The premise of Lourdes without spoilers. The whole story is in the plot summary further down.

Confined to a wheelchair since childhood, Christine travels to the sacred city of Lourdes seeking hope. One morning, she awakens free from her physical limitations, an event that sparks rumors of a miracle. As news of the apparent cure spreads, Christine finds herself at the center of intense scrutiny and attention, facing both envy and admiration while trying to navigate her unexpected and fragile new life.

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Crew

The Director of Lourdes

Directed by Jessica Hausner.

Director Jessica Hausner

From the director

More from Jessica Hausner

More films directed by Jessica Hausner, best-rated first: Lovely Rita, Amour Fou, Little Joe and Club Zero.

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Ratings

Lourdes Reviews & Ratings

Critics gave Lourdes 91% on Rotten Tomatoes and 71 on Metacritic, and IMDb users rate it 6.9/10.

IMDb

6.9 /10
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Rotten Tomatoes

91% Tomatometer

Popcornmeter 69%
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Metacritic

71 Metascore

User score 6.4
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TMDB

66% User score
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Plot

Lourdes Plot Summary

What happens in Lourdes from start to finish, spoilers included, with a timeline of 12 key events. The opening is below; the full summary is a 2-minute read.

Spoilers ahead

Christine, a wheelchair-using woman with severe multiple sclerosis, joins a group of other disabled travelers on a pilgrimage to the Sanctuary of Our Lady of Lourdes in Lourdes, France. She is paired with a volunteer helper, Maria, who assists her with feeding and dressing. Christine admits to Maria that she is not particularly religious, but these pilgrimages give her the chance to travel and see new places.

Maria develops a crush on Kuno, one of the guards assigned to care for the group, and he is attentive to Christine. When Maria notices this, she abandons her duties and runs off, leaving Christine in the care of her roommate who is more mobile than she is. That day Christine is able to move her hand on her own.

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