France, 1960
102m
35mm film, black and white, 1.66:1
mono, French
A French fantasy film directed by Robert Darène.
Plot Summary
Bernadette, a poor peasant girl in a small French village, has a vision of the Virgin Mary.
Credits
Crew
Director: Robert Darène
Edition et Diffusion Cinématographique, Société d’Études et de Négociations Cinématographi, Les Films Tamara, Zebra Film, Cineriz di Angelo Rizzoli
Producer: Georges de La Grandière
Screenplay/dialogue: Gilbert Cesbron
Adaptation: Gilbert Cesbron, Robert Darène
Director of Photography: Marcel Weiss
Editor: Germaine Artus
Music: Maurice Thiriet
Sound: Michel Fano
Art Director: Robert Dumesnil
Cast
Danièle Ajoret (Bernadette)
Madeleine Sologne (her mother)
Bernard Lajarrige (her father)
Blanchette Brunoy (Mother Nathalie)
Lise Delamare (mother superior)
Nadine Alari (Mother Marie-Thérèse)
Robert Arnoux (Dr Dozous)
Henri Nassiet (Abbé Peyramale)
Renaud Mary (Forcade)
Jean-Jacques Delbo (Commissaire Jacomet)
Françoise Engel (Sister Damien)
Françoise Saint-Laurent (Sister Eugénie)
Charles Moulins (Police Officer D’Angla)
Jean Clarieux (attorney)
Michèle Grellier (Sister Bernard Dalias)
André Reybaz
André Chanu
Véronique Deschamps
Josée Steiner
Jean Morel
Alternative Titles
El amor de Bernadette – Spain
Basta con amar – Argentina
Bernadette de Lourdes – Brazil, Mexico
Bernadette of Lourdes – UK, USA
Bernadette – Belgium (Flemish)
Rakkaus on tärkein – Finland (television)
References
Periodicals
- Le Film Francais no.867 13 Jan 1961) p.21
- Kine Weekly no.2794 20 April 1961) p.26
- The Daily Cinema no.8444 14 April 1961) p.11
- Monthly Film Bulletin vol.28 no.328 May 1961) p.60
- La Cinématographie Française no.1905 18 February 1961) p.35
- Variety 14 September 1960)
Books
- Reference Guide to Fantastic Films by Walt Lee p.31
