Episode 77: Jessica Hausner's 'Lourdes' (2009)
Her Head in Films
English - September 09, 2018 05:24 - 1 hour - 102 MB - ★★★★★ - 59 ratingsTV & Film Arts film cinema films movies tv & film Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
In this episode, I talk about Jessica Hausner's 2009 film, "Lourdes." It tells the story of Christine, a young woman in a wheelchair who goes to the famous Catholic holy site of Lourdes in France where she and other pilgrims hope for healing and possibly a miraculous cure. I talk about loneliness, disability, and my own struggle with religion.
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Original artwork by Dhiyanah Hassan
Full show notes:
Under the Sand
Family Life
45 Years
My episode on Jonathan Glazer's Birth
More about the streaming site, Mubi
My episode on Barbara Loden's Wanda
PBS documentary Sacred Journeys: Lourdes
My episode on The Passion of Joan of Arc
The Innocents by Anne Fontaine
Jessica Hausner's Amour Fou
My episode on The Diving Bell and Butterfly and Locked-in Syndrome
More about Jean-Dominique Bauby
My episode on Scarred Hearts
More about Max Blecher
My episode on I, Daniel Blake
Jessica Hausner's interviews with Timeout London and Austrianfilms.com