Jessica Hausner's 'Lourdes' (2009)
Her Head in FilmsMay 21, 202401:50:55

Jessica Hausner's 'Lourdes' (2009)

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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Full show notes:




• Under the Sand (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Under_the_Sand)


• Family Life (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Family_Life_%281971_British_film%29)


• 45 Years (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/45_Years)


• My episode on Jonathan Glazer's Birth (https://herheadinfilms.simplecast.fm/98c8afe7)


• More about the streaming site, Mubi (https://mubi.com/)


• My episode on Barbara Loden's Wanda (https://herheadinfilms.simplecast.fm/9b97e5ea)


• PBS documentary Sacred Journeys: Lourdes (https://www.pbs.org/show/sacred-journeys/)


• My episode on The Passion of Joan of Arc (https://herheadinfilms.simplecast.fm/4745a637)


• The Innocents by Anne Fontaine (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Innocents_%282016_film%29)


• Jessica Hausner's Amour Fou (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amour_Fou_%282014_film%29)


• My episode on The Diving Bell and Butterfly and Locked-in Syndrome (https://herheadinfilms.simplecast.fm/a47fe6ac)


• More about Jean-Dominique Bauby (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jean-Dominique_Bauby)


• My episode on Scarred Hearts (https://herheadinfilms.simplecast.fm/44ae7121)


• More about Max Blecher (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Max_Blecher)


• My episode on I, Daniel Blake (https://herheadinfilms.simplecast.fm/947f462f)


• Jessica Hausner's interviews with Timeout London (https://www.timeout.com/london/film/jessica-hausner-on-lourdes-1) and Austrianfilms.com (http://www.austrianfilms.com/news/en/jessica_hausner_talks_about_lourdes)