Maria Chapdelaine (1983 film)
Maria Chapdelaine | |
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Directed by | Gilles Carle |
Written by | Gilles Carle Guy Fournier |
Produced by | |
Starring | |
Cinematography | Pierre Mignot Richard Leiterman |
Edited by | |
Music by | Lewis Furey |
Release date | April 27, 1983 |
Running time | 107 minutes |
Country | Canada |
Language | French |
Maria Chapdelaine is a Canadian historical drama film, released in 1983. An adaptation of Louis Hémon's novel Maria Chapdelaine, the film was directed by Gilles Carle and starred Carole Laure in the title role.
Synopsis[]
Maria Chapdelaine is set in the Lac Saint-Jean region of Quebec in the early years of the 20th century. The beautiful Maria (Carole Laure), who dreams of an easier life than the one she must endure in the wilderness, gives her heart to a handsome lumberjack (Nick Mancuso) and waits for his return.
Cast[]
The cast includes Claude Rich, Amulette Garneau, Yoland Guérard, Pierre Curzi, Donald Lautrec, Gilbert Sicotte, Guy Thauvette, Stéphane Quéry, Josée-Anne Fortin, Louis-Philippe Milot, Gilbert Comptois, Patrick Messe, Claude Evrard, Claude Berval, Guy Godin, Marie Tifo, Jean-Pierre Masson, Dominique Briand, Claude Prégent, Angèle Arsenault, Jean Ricard, Guy L'Écuyer, Rolland Bédard, Raoul Duguay, Michel Rivard, Gilles Valiquette, Michel Langevin, Cédric Noël, José Ledoux, Renée Girard, Rock Demers, Yvon Sarrazin, Claude Trudel, Jean-Pierre Rhéaume, Georges Levchtouk and Gilbert Moore.
Awards and nominations[]
The film garnered 11 Genie Award nominations at the 5th Genie Awards in 1984:[1]
- Best Motion Picture
- Best Actor: Nick Mancuso
- Best Actress: Carole Laure
- Best Supporting Actor: Pierre Curzi
- Best Supporting Actress: Amulette Garneau
- Best Art Direction:
- Best Cinematography: Pierre Mignot
- Best Costume Design:
- Best Overall Sound: Austin Grimaldi, Patrick Rousseau, Joe Grimaldi and Dino Pigat
- Best Sound Editing: Claude Langlois, and Jean-Guy Montpetit
- Best Original Score: Lewis Furey
It won the awards for Art Direction, Cinematography, Costume Design and Original Score.[2]
References[]
- ^ "11 nominations for Chapdelaine in Genie race". The Globe and Mail, February 10, 1984.
- ^ Jay Scott, "Terry Fox Story wins best picture Genie". The Globe and Mail, March 22, 1984.
External links[]
- French-language films
- 1983 films
- 1980s historical drama films
- Canadian films
- Films directed by Gilles Carle
- 1980s French-language films
- 1983 drama films
- Films set in Quebec
- Films based on Canadian novels
- Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean in fiction
- Canadian historical drama films
- 1980s Canadian film stubs