Interview with Lourdes writer Sixtine LeonDufour Criteria The Catholic Film Podcast

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James and Thomas interview Sixtine Leon-Dufour, writer of the new Lourdes documentary, one of the best religious films in recent years. She discusses: • --Her background caring for the sick at Lourdes • --How she convinced the Lourdes authorities to give secular filmmakers unprecedented shooting access to this holy place • --How a documentary about a Marian pilgrimage got the support of a large French secular film studio and became a big success • --Depicting the wide range of people at Lourdes • --How the filmmakers found sick people who would let them film intimate and painful parts of their life • --The role of the writer of a documentary • --Why people come to Lourdes even if they are not hoping for a miracle • LINKS • Watch our review of Lourdes: • New Lourdes documentary shows a mirac... • Check here to find out where Lourdes is playing (including upcoming virtual screenings): https://www.distribfilmsus.com/portfo... • Want to bring LOURDES to your town? Contact Distrib Films (in Brooklyn). The contact is François Scippa- Kohn, who can be reached by email at [email protected]. • www.distribfilmsus.com • Watch the trailer: • LOURDES Trailer • Subscribe to Criteria: The Catholic Film Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast... • RSS feed: https://criteria.libsyn.com/rss • This podcast is a production of CatholicCulture.org. If you like the show, please consider supporting us! http://catholicculture.org/donate/audio • Find all our podcasts here: https://www.catholicculture.org/podcast/ • Music is The Duskwhales, “Take It Back”, used with permission. https://theduskwhales.bandcamp.com/ • SOCIAL • / catholicpods • / formtheculture • / catholicculture

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