Lourdes, the Film

[NormanH]

Is on BBC this week, and if you can watch on iPlayer it can be seen at

http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b017zngc/Lourdes/

It is a complex and interesting film that does not tread an easy path, and while it shows the tawdry commercialisation it also raises interesting questions.

Sylvie Testud gives a superbly nuanced performance, and can be seen in interview (in English) here

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7wSDp_bX1zs

[idun]

I will watch this, a fascination for how the human mind can work and as interesting to me as watching shemans and witch doctors, the patient 'believes' and it can be amazing.

However, I got stopped in my tracks last night when I put it on and was far too amused to continue watching. It was a name that came up in the titles that amused me so!