Maria Chapdelaine (1983)

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107 min - Drama - April 1986 (USA)

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A young woman, living with her parents and siblings on a remote farm in harsh, picturesque northern Québec... See full summary »

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	Carole Laure	...	Maria Chapdelaine
	Nick Mancuso	...	François Paradis
	Claude Rich	...	Curé Cordelier
	Amulette Garneau	...	Laura Chapdelaine
	Yoland Guérard	...	Samuel
	Pierre Curzi	...	Eutrope Gagnon
	Donald Lautrec	...	Lorenzo Surprenant
	Gilbert Sicotte	...	Da'Bé Chapdelaine
	Guy Thauvette	...	Esdras
	Stéphane Quéry	...	Tit-Be
	Josée-Anne Fortin	...	Alma-Rose Chapdelaine
	Louis-Philippe Milot	...	Télesphore Chapdelaine
	Gilbert Comptois	...	Edwidge Légaré
	Patrick Messe	...	Canayen Corneau
	Claude Evrard	...	Caumartin

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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. Written by <jhailey@hotmail.com>

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