Lourdes

Third documentary feature film by documentary filmmakers formed duo by Thierry Demaizière and Alban Teurlai. Shot in 2017, for eight months, the film had all the authorizations from the Lourdes area, located in the Hautes-Pyrenees. The directors recorded a total of 200 hours of footage, with which they configured a montage of 91 minutes of feature film that shows the dozen pilgrims who come to the place, as well as the different realities that make them go to Lourdes. It was nominated for a César Award for best documentary feature film.

The Lourdes grotto is touched by tens of millions of people who have left the imprint of their dreams, their hopes and their sorrows. The fragile and poor people arrives at Lourdes. This temple is a refuge for pilgrims who undress, in the literal sense of the word, when they get into the pools whose waters are considered by many to be miraculous.

The directors have gone beyond faith, filming 'Lourdes' as a place of anthropological interest in which moving stories take place that arise moved by faith. Through emotional testimonies, the documentary explores the figure of Saint Joseph, the giant of silence, who is shown as a figure capable of attracting thousands of people every day.

Directed by Thierry Demaizière and Alban Teurlai. Written by Thierry Demaizière, Alba Teurlai, Sixtine Léon-Dufour and Jeanne Aptekman. Produced by Thierry Demaizière, Alba Teurlai and Stéphanie Schorter, with Stéphane Célérier, Valérie Garcia as executive producers. Music composed by Pierre Aviat. Direction of photography and film editing by Alba Teurlai. A Mars Films, Falabracks and France 3 Cinéma production, with the collaboration of France Télévisions and Canal+.