The Song of Bernadette

The Song of Bernadette

In 1858 in lourdes france a young peasant girl saw a beautiful lady who claimed to be the virgin mary. Based on the true story of the healing waters of lourdes. Studio: Tcfhe Release Date: 02/12/2008 Starring: Jennifer Jones Vincent Price Run time: 156 minutes Rating: Nr

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5 Stars very pleased
I enjoyed this movie as much as I did when I was a kid and loved watching something that was positive

5 Stars Most inspiration movie in my lifetime
I watched this movie while growing up and it inspired me, purchased it and watched this movie again and would have to say it is the most inspirational movie of my lifetime. The acting by Jennifer Jones is excellent. I recommend it for all ages.

5 Stars The Song of Bernadette
Even though I’m a non-Catholic, I find “The Song of Bernadette” a deeply moving film; it’s one of the treasures of my collection. The film wisely covers all the arguments regarding Bernadette’s visions, the production values are superb and the acting is wonderful throughout, especially Lee J. Cobb as Dr. Dozous, Vincent Price as imperial prosecutor Vital Dutour, and Gladys Cooper as Sister Marie-Therese Vauzous. I am aware that Jennifer Jones won the Academy Award for her work in the title role, but, in my opinion, she plays Bernadette Soubirous as so sweet and wide-eyed that it threatens to make the character a cardboard cut-out. The real Bernadette had a lot more personality in life, and in Franz Werfel’s novel which I also own. In fact, after she joined the convent of the Sisters of Charity of Nevers, Bernadette, who took the name of Sister Marie-Bernarde, was hardly a sad, wistful figure; she was known for her warmth and her sprightly sense of humor. It’s too bad that neither the scriptwriter nor the director saw fit to add those traits to Jennifer Jones’s performance. It would have made her Bernadette a much more-rounded character, and Jones’s overall performance that much better.

5 Stars My review of the DVD “The Song Of Bernadette”.
My review of the DVD “The Song Of Bernadette”.

“The Song Of Bernadette”, Starring: Jennifer Jones, Charles Bickford, Gladys Cooper, William Eythe, Vincent Price, Lee J. Cobb, Anne Revere, and Roman Bohnen is one of the best movies that I have seen on DVD.

Jennifer Jones plays Bernadette an asthmatic 19th-century French girl that sees the Virgin Mary at a grotto in Lourdes. A lot of pressure was put upon Bernadette to not share her visions by powerful people in the community that Bernadette lived in. Every actor and actress in this movie plays their part better than I would have imagined and contributes to making this a great movie.

After you watch this movie you will be convinced that Bernadette is a Saint and you will be glad you watched this movie.

1 Star The Song of Burnadette
Forget about any gore or decent T&A action either. You’ve got about as much chance of finding a polar bear in the Sahara than encountering anything controversial in a made for fanatical Christians film. I could also bring up the horrible quality of the print, or the fact that they couldn’t even seem to find an actress (Jennifer Jones is uninspiring) who could SCREAM convincingly, but alongside the myriad of other faults, these simply pale into insignificance. For being an everlasting waste of time, and not even getting the complete basics right in being a film about a French peasant girl, I can’t give this more than 1/10. Fortunately, unlike poor old Bernadette, you DO have A Place To Hide. It’s called another Feature Film, so why not take refuge there rather than bore yourself to tears with crap like this?

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