The Annunciation of Marie (1991)
During the Crusades, Vercors betroths his beautiful daughter Violaine to Jacques. She cannot marry Jacques because she has contracted leprosy, so Jacques marries her younger sister Mara. Jacques and Mara's first child dies soon after its birth, and Mara begs Violaine to return from seclusion to restore the child to life.
Director:
Alain Cuny
Writer:
Alain Cuny
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Roberto Benavente as Pierre de Craon |
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Christelle Challab as Mara Vercors |
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Alain Cuny as Anne Vercors |
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Ulrika Jonsson as Violaine Vercors |
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Jean Des Ligneris as Jacques Hury |
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Cécile Potot as Elisabeth Vercors |
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Kent MacKenzie as Le maire |
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Samuel Tetreault as L'apprenti |
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Martin L. Evans as Michel |
| Camera | Caroline Champetier | Director of Photography |
| Camera | Julien Hirsch | Director of Photography |
| Directing | Alain Cuny | Director |
| Writing | Paul Claudel | Theatre Play |
| Writing | Alain Cuny | Screenplay |
| Production | Mychel Arsenault | Producer |
| Production | Hugues Desmichelle | Producer |
| Production | Jean-Marc Félio | Producer |
| Production | Frédéric Robbes | Producer |
| Crew | Denys Clerval | Cinematography |
| Crew | Serge Dalmas | Cinematography |
| Crew | Paul Hurteau | Cinematography |
| Editing | Françoise Garnault | Editor |
| Art | Bernard Lavoie | Production Design |
| Art | Hervé Baley | Production Design |
| Art | Jacques Mizrahi | Production Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Elaine Ethier | Costume Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Anne Le Moal | Costume Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Larysa Chernienko | Makeup Supervisor |
| Costume & Make-Up | SJ Teasdale | Key Makeup Artist |
| Production | Emmanuel Gateau | Assistant Production Manager |
| Production | Marielle Jasmin | Production Manager |
| Directing | Jean-Luc Lucas | Assistant Director |
| Directing | Gilles Sionnet | Assistant Director |
| Sound | David C. Eichhorn | Dialogue Editor |
| Camera | Sylvain Bélanger | Grip |
| Lighting | Michel Paul Bélisle | Chief Lighting Technician |
| Directing | Guylaine Chagnon | Script Supervisor |
| Sound | François-Bernard Mâche | Original Music Composer |