Lourdes

Christine has been confined to a wheelchair for most of her life. In order to escape her isolation, she makes a journey ... (more)

Christine has been confined to a wheelchair for most of her life. In order to escape her isolation, she makes a journey to Lourdes, the iconic site of pilgrimage in the Pyrenees Mountains. She wakes up one morning seemingly cured by a miracle. The leader of the pilgrimage group, a handsome 40 year-old volunteer from the Order of Malta, begins to take an interest in her. She tries to hold on to this new-found chance for happiness while her cure provokes envy and admiration. (less)