Maria Chapdelaine (1983)
All the adventure a man can live, he lives.
1983-04-27
France, Canada
107 Min.
PG-13
Drama
Overview
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.
Cast
Maria Chapdelaine
François Paradis
Curé Cordelier
Laura Chapdelaine
Samuel
Eutrope Gagnon
Lorenzo Surprenant
Da'Bé Chapdelaine
Esdras
Tit-Bé
Alma-Rose
Télesphore
Edwidge Légaré
Canayen
Caumartin
Ephrem
Minoune
Marie-Ange
Tit-Sèbe
Leroy
Arpenteur
Aubergiste
Notaire
Capitaine
Bedeau
Crieur
Médecin
Bûcheron déserteur
Pierre Caumartin
Edmond Caumartin
Oncle Bouchard
Tante Bouchard
Homme au cheval
Commis
Aide-cuisinier
Aide-cuisinier
Bûcheron
Abatteur de chevaux
François Paradis (voice) (uncredited)
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