Jessica Hausner

Director

Austrian film director known for precise, art-house dramas such as Lourdes (2009) and Little Joe (2019).

Hausner's films are frequently described as cool, detached and precise, often using long takes and an observational style; critics sometimes compare her tone to that of Michael Haneke.

The available review discusses Jessica Hausner's Lourdes (2009) as a dense, evocative art-house film that interrogates religion and miracles through a cool, detached aesthetic. The reviewer praises acting (notably Sylvie Testud) and long takes, and compares Hausner's style to Michael Haneke. The film's ending is left open, prompting reflection rather than closure.

For:Art-house film viewers, festival audiences, readers interested in films about faith, realism and ethical ambiguity.

 Lourdes (2009), directed by Austrian Jessica Hausner, is a film that addresses the delicate theme of religion and miracles, appreciated by both secular and religious press and film critics, although opinions about it were not unanimous, as one might expect given the subject matter.

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