Review of The Song of Bernadette (1943) by Adrian B — 04 May 2012

Slightly dated, but still sporadically fascinating tale, taken place during the 19th century, of a peasant girl (Jennifer Jones) who believes she has direct connections to God. She spreads her belief to those in her town, which draws polarizing reactions from her family, friends, and many others.

This includes a political and religious expert (Vincent); and a doctor (Lee J. Cobb), who both seems very interested in examining the behaviour of the young peasant girl. Odd and also a bit lengthy in terms of running time to say the least, but not usually boring.

Since it was filmed in black and white photography, that helps the film age better with time, and the imagery is quite intriguing. Jones' performance is adequate as well (although I don't know if it was particularly worthy of the Best Actress Oscar).