The Song of Bernadette (1944)

An average movie

“To be honest, I wasn’t really sure what to expect from this flick but, since it was nominated for the Best Picture Academy Award, I thought I might as well check it out. Since I’m French, of course, I heard about Lourdes, one of the most famous pilgrimage sites, and I have to admit that it was interesting to see how it all started. Well, I guess it is a nice film for the devout Catholics but I’m not sure if it’s really interesting for anyone else though. I’m not religious myself, I was even raised in an anti-religious environment but I always thought that religion was fascinating and I do think that there is a great wisdom in Jesus words. However, there is something that always bothered me with religion, especially Christianity, is the fact most people decided to believe in Jesus” read more

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"Lourdesissa 1800-luvun puolivälissä simppeli maalaistyttö Bernadette kohtaa kaatopaikalla näyssä Neitsyt Maarian ja siitähän soppa sukeutuu. Selznickin rooliin groomaama (suom. sukia, tampata, ehostaa) typerysmäinen Jennifer Jones sopii erinomaisesti typerysmäiseen nimirooliin. Bernadetten laulu oli positiviinen yllättäjä. Ennalta hengenahdistusta aiheuttanut kahden ja puolen tunnin kesto selittyy sillä, että pääpaino ei ole teinitytön uskonnollisessa hurmiossa, vaan yhteiskunn"

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The Song of Bernadette

“On the one hand, The Song of Bernadette is far too long and meandering for its own good, one the other hand, it’s one of the few films that tackle faith and devout belief with kindness and solemn respect. Perhaps it’s a bit too solemn though, as Bernadette can feel an awfully lot like a proselytized screed. Even worse is a persistent thrum of the film working as blatant and open Oscar bait, as if it were daring the Academy to not reward it for the sentimental treatment of its story.   What saves The Song of Bernadette from folding under its own weight is the strength of Jennifer Jones’ leading performance. This is an interior performance built from the inside out, and it would be easy to exclaim mystification over her Oscar win for such a quiet performance. Yet for all of her gui” read more

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