The Passion of Bernadette

French filmmaker Jean Delannoy directs this inspiring sequel to his biopic about MarieBernarde Soubirous portrayed by Sydney Penny a young shepherdess who claimed to have seen numerous apparitions of the Lady in White at Lourdes in 1858 Chronicling Bernadettes years with the Sisters of Charity of Nevers convent the film traces her life from age 22 until her untimely death from tuberculosis at age 35