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As I was growing up to be a young man, one of my favorite movies that had a positive impact on me was the movie, “The Song of Bernadette”.
Even though it is a black and white movie, I still find it to be an excellent movie. It brings you really into the story of St. Bernadette.
One of my favorite characters in the movie was Vincent Price as he played the role of the Imperial Prosecutor, Vital Dutour. Interestingly, it was a most fitting role for Vincent Price as he was totally against the happenings at Lourdes France.
Vincent’s Mother, Marquerite Cobb Wilcox, was vehemently anti-Catholic and raised young Vincent with a certain hatred of the Catholic Church. Because of this, Vincent Price became a Secularist who personally fit the role he played in the movie, “The Song of Bernadette.”
Towards the end of the movie, when the story of Our Lady, the Virgin Mary appearing at Lourdes went global, Vital Dutour (Vincent Price) developed throat cancer and is seen at the site of the cave-grotto, Massabielle, where the visions to St. Bernadette took place. In the movie, at it’s end, Vital Dutour becomes a believer and petitions intercessory prayer for himself and for forgiveness.
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