Interview with Lourdes writer Sixtine Leon-Dufour
By Thomas Mirus and James Majewski ( bio - articles - email ) | Jul 08, 2021 | In Criteria: The Catholic Film Podcast
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James and Thomas interview Sixtine Leon-Dufour, writer of the beautiful new Lourdes documentary. 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: https://youtu.be/hEsxNbajQ_s
Check here to find out where Lourdes is playing (including upcoming virtual screenings): https://www.distribfilmsus.com/portfolio/lourdes/
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: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7tGC8lQOZuw
Music is The Duskwhales, “Take It Back”, used with permission. https://theduskwhales.bandcamp.com/
Criteria is hosted by Thomas V. Mirus and James T. Majewski.
Thomas is President of Trinity Communications, Director of Podcasts for CatholicCulture.org and hosts the Catholic Culture Podcast. See full bio.
James is Vice President of Trinity Communications and Director of Customer Relations for CatholicCulture.org as well as the host and narrator for Catholic Culture Audiobooks. See full bio.
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