Maria Chapdelaine

Maria Chapdelaine

1983 · 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.

Directed by Gilles Carle · Written by Gilles Carle

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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-Bé
Josée-Anne Fortin Alma-Rose
Louis-Philippe Milot Télesphore

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