Maria Chapdelaine

Maria Chapdelaine

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 for Maria Chapdelaine...

Carole Laure
Maria Chapdelaine
Nick Mancuso
François Paradis
Claude Rich
Curé Cordelier
Amulette Garneau
Laura Chapdelaine
Pierre Curzi
Eutrope Gagnon
Donald Lautrec
Lorenzo Surprenant
Gilbert Sicotte
Da'Bé Chapdelaine
Gilbert Comtois
Edwidge Légaré
Claude Evrard
Caumartin
Guy Godin
Minoune
Marie Tifo
Marie-Ange
Guy L'Ecuyer
Capitaine
Gilles Valiquette
Bûcheron déserteur
Michel Langevin
Pierre Caumartin
Cédric Noël
Edmond Caumartin
José Ledoux
Oncle Bouchard
Renée Girard
Tante Bouchard
Rock Demers
Homme au cheval
Claude Trudel
Aide-cuisinier
Jean-Pierre Rhéaume
Aide-cuisinier
Gilbert Moore
Abatteur de chevaux
Claude Gauthier
François Paradis (voice) (uncredited)