La vraie nature de Bernadette (1972)

A woman, imbued of naturalistic and libertarian theories leave off her city home to live in the country side with her young son. There she met a contestary farmer who fight against the ... See full summary »

Director:

Gilles Carle

Writer:

Gilles Carle

Stars:

Micheline Lanctôt, Donald Pilon, Reynald Bouchard

1 win & 3 nominations.

Cast

Complete credited cast:
Micheline Lanctôt	...	Bernadette
Donald Pilon	...	Thomas
Reynald Bouchard	...	Rock
Robert Rivard	...	Felicien, le maire
Willie Lamothe	...	Antoine, le postier
Maurice Beaupré	...	Octave
Ernest Guimond	...	Moise
Julien Lippé	...	Auguste
Claudette Delorimier	...	Madeleine
Pierre Valcour	...	Courchesne
Yvon Barrette	...	St-Luc
Yves Allaire	...	St-Marc
Yannick Therrien	...	Yannick
Gilles Lajoie	...	Napoleon

Storyline

A woman, imbued of naturalistic and libertarian theories leave off her city home to live in the country side with her young son. There she met a contestary farmer who fight against the banks and the government, fight in which she will be in some way involve. Meanwhile, practising her theories, she makes some old men very happy and, by circumstances, even passed as a saint!

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Plot Keywords:

satire | crude humor | black comedy

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Genres:

Drama

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Details

Country:

Canada

Language:

French

Release Date:

6 May 1972 (Canada)

Also Known As:

The True Nature of Bernadette

Filming Locations:

Saint-Didace, Québec, Canada

Company Credits

Production Co:

CFF, Les Productions Carle-Lamy, SDICC

Technical Specs

Runtime:

115 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color (Eastmancolor)

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

User Reviews

Funny and intelligent, one of the best Canadian films of the 70s.

I was quite young when I saw this one and thought it tacky then because the characters spoke joual (French-Canadian for 'slang'). Was I ever wrong? It is probably the most intellectually stimulating Canadian film of the 70s. I saw most of Carle's later films with contempt based on my first and immature impression. The man really deserves a second chance and an apology from me. The lead actress, Micheline Lanctôt, who had never acted before (and who went on to become a respected director) is in practically every scene and gives the performance of a lifetime. She plays Bernadette, an unhappy Montréal bourgoise housewife who leaves her lawyer husband and her wealthy but empty life to move to the country and live on a farm with her little boy. The culture shock is not AT ALL what you would expect and yes some 'miracles' are performed. I could not recommend this movie more. Foreign films lovers should really look this one up.