Synopsis
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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Festival History
- Genie Awards 1984 generic
- Venice Film Festival 1983 generic
Soundtracks
| Vinyl LP | Maria Chapdelaine (Bande Originale Du Film) - Lewis Furey (1983) | 2 releases, 1983: Kébec-Disc |
| CD | Maria Chapdelaine (Bande Originale Du Film) - Lewis Furey (1983) | 1 release, 2003: Disques Cinémusique |
Versions & editions
| Original version (French) |
Full credits
| Director | Gilles Carle |
| Cast | Paul Berval, Dominique Briand, Gilbert Comtois, Pierre Curzi, Rock Demers, Raoul Duguay, Claude Evrard, Josée-Anne Fortin, Amulette Garneau, Rénée Girard, Guy Godin, Yoland Guérard, Michel Langevin, Carole Laure, Donald Lautrec, José Ledoux, Nick Mancuso, Jean-Pierre Masson, Patrick Messe, Louis-Philippe Milot, Cédric Noël, Claude Prégent, Stéphane Quéry, Jean Ricard, Claude Rich, Michel Rivard, Gilbert Sicotte, Guy Thauvette, Marie Tifo, Gilles Valiquette, Angèle Arsenault, Rolland Bédard |
| Screenplay | Gilles Carle, Guy Fournier |
| Producer | Harold Greenberg |
| Executive producer | Robert Baylis, Murray Shostak |
| Cinematography | Pierre Mignot |
| Editing | Michel Arcand, André Chariaeff |
| Music | Lewis Furey |
| Production design | Jocelyn Joly |
| Visual effects | William H. Orr |
| Sound | Henri Blondeau, Joe Grimaldi, Patrick Dudd, Claude Langlois, Jean-Guy Montpetit, Patrick Rousseau, Austin Grimaldi |
| Costumes | Michèle Hamel |
Source: Cinémathèque québécoise, linked catalogue data (CC BY 4.0)
