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.
Director and cast
- Gilles Carle Director
- Carole Laure as Maria Chapdelaine
- Nick Mancuso as François Paradis
- Claude Rich as Curé Cordelier
- Amulette Garneau as Laura Chapdelaine
- Yoland Guérard as Samuel
- Pierre Curzi as Eutrope Gagnon
- Donald Lautrec as Lorenzo Surprenant
- Gilbert Sicotte as Da'Bé Chapdelaine
- Guy Thauvette as Esdras
- Stéphane Quéry as Tit-Bé
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