Kamouraska (1973)

Quebec, the 1830s and 1840s. As she attends the bedside of Jérôme, her second husband, Élisabeth recalls her youth, her marriage to her first husband, Antoine, life in remote Kamouraska ... See full summary »

Director:

Claude Jutra

Writers:

Anne Hébert (novel), Anne Hébert (screenplay),

Stars:

Geneviève Bujold, Richard Jordan, Marcel Cuvelier

1 win.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Geneviève Bujold	...	Élisabeth
Richard Jordan	...	Georges Nelson
Marcel Cuvelier	...	Jérôme
Suzie Baillargeon	...	Aurélie
Philippe Léotard	...	Antoine
Huguette Oligny	...	La mère d'Élisabeth
Janine Sutto	...	Tante
Olivette Thibault	...	Tante
Marie Fresnières	...	Tante
Camille Bernard	...	La mère d'Antoine
Colette Cortois	...	Florida
Gigi Duckett	...	Anne-Marie
Marcel Marineau	...	Greffier, médecin
Len Watt	...	Le gouverneur
Rita Lafontaine	...	Une servante

Storyline

Quebec, the 1830s and 1840s. As she attends the bedside of Jérôme, her second husband, Élisabeth recalls her youth, her marriage to her first husband, Antoine, life in remote Kamouraska where he is seigneur, their love dissolving in his mental illness and cruelties, her falling in love with an American physician, Georges Nelson, and the aftermath of Antoine's violent death.

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Plot Keywords:

quebec | love triangle | one word title | defloration | male frontal nudity | 

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Taglines:

Every nation has a love story that becomes a Classic!

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Genres:

Drama | History

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Certificate:

R

Details

Country:

Canada France

Language:

French English

Release Date:

29 March 1973 (Canada)

Also Known As:

Kamouraska - Eine mörderische Liebe

Filming Locations:

Beaumont, Québec, Canada

Box Office

Budget:

CAD 905,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

France Cinéma Productions, Les Productions Carle-Lamy, Parc Film

Technical Specs

Runtime:

124 min 174 min (Director's Cut)

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color (Eastmancolor)

Did You Know?

Trivia

Genevieve Bujold refused to accept her Canadian Film Award for Best Actress for her work in this film. She did so in an effort to stand by in support of the Quebecois crew who rallied against the unification of Quebec.

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Connections

Featured in Claude Jutra, an Unfinished Story (2002)

User Reviews

Life in early Canada

Genevieve Bujold, this great Canadian actress, is Elizabeth Rolland, who, while sitting by her dying second husband, recalls her first bad marriage to the Lord of Kamouraska, and his murder by her lover, the exiled American George Nelson. This story of love, lust and murder plays in the backdrop of mid-nineteen century small town and wilderness Canada.