Maria Chapdelaine (1983)
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.
Director: Gilles Carle
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Carole Laure as Maria Chapdelaine |
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Nick Mancuso as François Paradis |
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Claude Rich as Curé Cordelier |
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Amulette Garneau as Laura Chapdelaine |
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Yoland Guérard as Samuel |
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Pierre Curzi as Eutrope Gagnon |
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Donald Lautrec as Lorenzo Surprenant |
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Gilbert Sicotte as Da'Bé Chapdelaine |
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Guy Thauvette as Esdras |
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Stéphane Quéry as Tit-Bé |
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Josée-Anne Fortin as Alma-Rose |
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Louis-Philippe Milot as Télesphore |
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Gilbert Comtois as Edwidge Légaré |
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Patrick Messe as Canayen |
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Claude Evrard as Caumartin |
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Paul Berval as Ephrem |
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Guy Godin as Minoune |
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Marie Tifo as Marie-Ange |
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Jean-Pierre Masson as Tit-Sèbe |
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Dominique Briand as Leroy |
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Claude Prégent as Arpenteur |
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Angèle Arsenault as Aubergiste |
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Jean Ricard as Notaire |
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Guy L'Écuyer as Capitaine |
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Rolland Bédard as Bedeau |
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Raôul Duguay as Crieur |
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Michel Rivard as Médecin |
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Gilles Valiquette as Bûcheron déserteur |
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Michel Langevin as Pierre Caumartin |
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Cédric Noël as Edmond Caumartin |
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José Ledoux as Oncle Bouchard |
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Renée Girard as Tante Bouchard |
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Rock Demers as Homme au cheval |
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Yvon Sarrazin as Commis |
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Claude Trudel as Aide-cuisinier |
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Jean-Pierre Rhéaume as Aide-cuisinier |
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Georges Levchtouk as Bûcheron |
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Gilbert Moore as Abatteur de chevaux |
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Claude Gauthier as François Paradis (voice) (uncredited) |
| Directing | Gilles Carle | Director |
| Writing | Guy Fournier | Writer |
| Writing | Gilles Carle | Writer |
| Writing | Louis Hémon | Novel |
| Camera | Pierre Mignot | Director of Photography |
| Sound | Lewis Furey | Original Music Composer |
| Editing | Michel Arcand | Editor |
| Sound | Claude Langlois | Sound Editor |
| Sound | Joe Grimaldi | Sound Mixer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Michèle Hamel | Costume Designer |
| Sound | Patrick Dodd | Sound Editor |
| Sound | Patrick Rousseau | Sound |
