In the mid-18th Century, as England and France battle over control of Canada, an epic romance between a peasant woman and a trapper unfurls.
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Noémie Godin-Vigneau | ... | Marie-Loup Carignan |
| David La Haye | ... | François le Gardeur | |
| Juliette Gosselin | ... | Young France Carignan | |
| Sébastien Huberdeau | ... | Xavier Maillard | |
| Gérard Depardieu | ... | Father Thomas Blondeau | |
| Bianca Gervais | ... | Acoona | |
| Irène Jacob | ... | Angélique de Roquebrune | |
| Pierre Lebeau | ... | Joseph Carignan | |
| Vincent Perez | ... | Intendant Le Bigot | |
| Isabel Richer | ... | France Carignan | |
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Johanne-Marie Tremblay | ... | Madeleine Carignan (as Johanne Marie Tremblay) |
| Tim Roth | ... | William Pitt | |
| Jason Isaacs | ... | Général James Wolfe | |
| Colm Meaney | ... | Benjamin Franklin | |
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Billy Merasty | ... | Owashak (as William Merasty) |
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Prejudice, perfidy, love, and bravery in Québec. In 1779, a priest on his deathbed receives a young woman. Flash back 20 years: Marie-Loup, an herb-dispensing peasant, falls for François, a man of property. The priest's perfidy and the treachery of a soldier separate the lovers and set in motion a chain of events leading to a death, a trial, and an execution. The action unfolds against a backdrop of England's take-over of French-Canada, the Church's manipulations to maintain spiritual hegemony, and the limited rights of woman and indigenous peoples. Watching it all is Marie-Loup's daughter, named France, who, when grown, is the dying priest's visitor in prelude and coda. Written by <jhailey@hotmail.com>
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20 July 2005 (France) See more »Also Known As:
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CAD27,000,000 (estimated)Opening Weekend USA:
$468,625, 21 November 2004Gross USA:
$1,599,716Cumulative Worldwide Gross:
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music by Patrick Doyle
lyrics by Luc Plamondon
sung by Céline Dion
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Two versions of the film were shot simultaneously, an English language version titled 'Battle of the Brave' and a French language version titled 'Nouvelle-France'. See more »Alternate Versions
Two versions of the film were shot simultaneously, an English language version titled 'Battle of the Brave' and a French language version titled 'Nouvelle-France'. See more »Soundtracks
Ma Nouvelle-Francemusic by Patrick Doyle
lyrics by Luc Plamondon
sung by Céline Dion
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This is, literally, one of the most uselessly complex and "I-want-to-make-my-way-into-cinema-history" movie ever produced. I cannot think foreigners will see this movie and understand THAT as an accurate review of what happened to my country. I left the theater 38 minutes ago, and I am still shaking with anger.
First of all, cut the all-charm hero who's good at everything and the tough and revolutionary woman who dears go against armed guards by punching them in the face. I do not buy. I got nothing against Noémie Godin-Vigneault, she did a worthy job, but her character's flawed. Cut also the dull love story, absolutely unimaginative. The secondary characters, like Marie-Loup's father, like Voltaire and France Carignan, Marie-Loup's daughter. They deserve credit.
And finally, how dare did they destroy one of the finest North American piece of history by wanting to copy the "historical-moment-in-a-love-story" like Titanic and Pearl Harbor did. Historical values are not even respected. 4 years passed between the capitulation of Quebec and the Treaty of Paris. 4 years. Well, it seems nobody aged a day.
Please, before or after seeing this movie, ask for a French Canadian, for the REAL version of what happened. That way we can keep our dignity intact.