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    Post dates are when I watched, parenthetical dates are the year of US release (aka Oscar eligibility).

1/10/2012

The Song of Bernadette (1943)

This beautiful little story of a poor, simple girl who simply believes what she sees and is obedient to it despite heavy opposition from family, city leaders, and the church can't help but be interesting.  But that doesn't stop this movie from being extremely heavy-handed, too long, and stuck with the blandest of leading ladies in Jennifer Jones.

Here's a much better Song of Bernadette video:


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