A young woman, living with her parents and siblings on a remote farm in harsh, picturesque northern Québec, has three suitors: a steady and unimaginative farmer, Eutrope, the Americanized and wealthy Lorenzo, who has sought his fortune in Boston, and François Paradis, a rough and virile logger who captures her heart despite the warnings of her parents and the village priest. For a year, marked by seasonal change in an atmosphere charged with the strangeness of Indians and the demons of the woods, we see Maria at work and prayer, struggling with decisions, choosing to stay in Canada, in love with François, seeking to change his rough behaviors, and dealing with extraordinary loss.
- Status
- Released
- Production
- TF1 Films Production, Astral Bellevue Pathé, Société Radio-Canada
Keywords
- canada
- based on novel or book
- native american
- montreal, canada
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Top Cast
Carole Laure as Maria Chapdelaine
Nick Mancuso as François Paradis
Claude Rich as Curé Cordelier
Amulette Garneau as Laura Chapdelaine
Yoland Guérard as Samuel
Pierre Curzi as Eutrope Gagnon
Donald Lautrec as Lorenzo Surprenant
Gilbert Sicotte as Da'Bé Chapdelaine
Top Crew
Gilles Carle · Director, Writer
Guy Fournier · Writer
Louis Hémon · Novel
Lewis Furey · Composer
Pierre Mignot · Cinematographer
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