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The sanctuary of Sainte-Anne d'Auray is one of the most visited in France. Not to mention the world. Every year, 1,100 celebrations are held in this main Breton pilgrimage site where people have been flocking since 1625 to commemorate the apparition of Sainte Anne, mother of the Virgin Mary to Yves Nicolazic and where, every summer, on July 26, the saint's feast day, a pilgrimage takes place whose fame has long since spread beyond our borders: the "Grand Pardon". It is in the grandiose setting of this extraordinary festival of songs, music and colors, surrounded by a deep faith, that we are given the opportunity to visit this magical place. Where, it is said, at the time of the apparitions of Sainte Anne, heaven touched earth. In the spirit of "the sanctuary of Sainte-Anne d'Auray, from yesterday to today", that is to say with the contribution, embellished with numerous archive images, of fascinating testimonies and under the enlightened guidance of the current rector, the friendly Father André Guillevic. From the basilica to the cloister of the Carmelites, from the miraculous fountain, place of the first apparition of Saint Anne, to the Scala sancta, the old monumental door, from the house of Nicolazic to the gallery of statues, we walk serenely towards bliss before leaving behind us, as if dizzy, this fascinating country of a thousand and one discoveries. Convinced of finally being able to answer Paul Claudel's question: - You who see, what do you do with the light? Director: Armand Isnard