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Maria Chapdelaine
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Maria Chapdelaine

1983-04-27 · 107 min · ★ 6.2

Drama

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.

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Directors
Gilles Carle
Production companies
TF1 Films Production, Astral Bellevue Pathé, Société Radio-Canada
Countries
France, Canada
Status
Released

Top Cast

Carole LaureCarole LaureMaria Chapdelaine
Nick MancusoNick MancusoFrançois Paradis
Claude RichClaude RichCuré Cordelier
Amulette GarneauAmulette GarneauLaura Chapdelaine
Yoland GuérardYoland GuérardSamuel
Pierre CurziPierre CurziEutrope Gagnon
Donald LautrecDonald LautrecLorenzo Surprenant
Gilbert SicotteGilbert SicotteDa'Bé Chapdelaine
Guy ThauvetteGuy ThauvetteEsdras
Stéphane QuéryTit-Bé
Josée-Anne FortinAlma-Rose
Louis-Philippe MilotTélesphore
Gilbert ComtoisGilbert ComtoisEdwidge Légaré
Patrick MessePatrick MesseCanayen
Claude EvrardClaude EvrardCaumartin
Paul BervalPaul BervalEphrem
Guy GodinGuy GodinMinoune
Marie TifoMarie TifoMarie-Ange
Jean-Pierre MassonJean-Pierre MassonTit-Sèbe
Dominique BriandDominique BriandLeroy

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