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Jennifer Jones won the Academy Award for her screen debut in this heartening
film about a young girl whose wondrous visions inspired a nation. The film also
won Oscars in 1943 for Best Cinematography, Music (Scoring) and
Art/Direction / Interior Decoration.
Bernadette Soubirous (Jones) is a sickly
14-year-old who sees a vision of a "beautiful lady," and never suffers from her
illness again. Moreover, a fountain suddenly materializes near her vision that
seems to heal visitors who bathe in it.
Unspoiled by her apparent gift,
Bernadette nonetheless suffers the prejudices of those around her in this
extraordinary, inspiring film that also stars Vincent Price, Charles Bickford
and Lee J. Cobb.
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