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6.9/10   81 votes
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Director:
Gilles Carle
Writers:
Gilles Carle (writer)
Guy Fournier (writer)
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Release Date:
April 1986 (USA) more
Genre:
Drama more
Plot:
A young woman, living with her parents and siblings on a remote farm in harsh, picturesque northern Québec... more | add synopsis
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Awards:
4 wins & 7 nominations more
User Comments:
Good but the book is better more

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)
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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Additional Details

Runtime:
107 min
Country:
Canada | France
Language:
French
Color:
Color
Sound Mix:
Mono

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Version of Maria Chapdelaine (1934) more

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2 out of 3 people found the following comment useful:-
Good but the book is better, 29 March 2001
Author: LeRoyMarko from Toronto, Canada

This movie follows the story as told by Louis Hémon in his book of the same name. Carole Laure is simply charming as Maria Chapdelaine, the daughter of a French-Canadian «colon». She's got to decide which pretender is she going to marry: the adventurous François Paradis (played by Nick Mancuso), Eutrope Gagnon the local farmer (played by Pierre Curzi) or Lorenzo Surprenant who works at a factory in New England (played by Donald Lautrec).

This movie frankly depicts the way of life of those who went north to farm the land and work in the forest industry.

The book is actually a classic in French-Canada, even though it was written by Louis Hémon, of France. The majority of high schools still have the book on their literature program.

8 out of 10.

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