Maria Chapdelaine (2021 film)
Maria Chapdelaine | |
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Directed by | Sébastien Pilote |
Written by | Sébastien Pilote |
Based on | Maria Chapdelaine by Louis Hémon |
Produced by | Pierre Even Sylvain Proulx |
Starring | Sara Montpetit Émile Schneider Antoine Olivier Pilon Robert Naylor |
Cinematography | Michel La Veaux |
Edited by | Richard Comeau |
Music by | Philippe Brault |
Production companies | Item 7 Multipix Management |
Distributed by | MK2 Mile End |
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Running time | 158 minutes |
Country | Canada |
Language | French |
Maria Chapdelaine is a Canadian drama film, directed by Sébastien Pilote and scheduled for release on September 24, 2021.[1] An adaptation of Louis Hémon's 1913 novel Maria Chapdelaine, the film stars Sara Montpetit as the titular Maria Chapdelaine, a young woman in rural Péribonka, Quebec, who is torn between three suitors: François Paradis (Émile Schneider), a coureur de bois; Eutrope Gagnon (Antoine Olivier Pilon), a local farmer; and Lorenzo Surprenant (Robert Naylor), a wealthy man who offers the promise of life in the United States.[2]
The cast also includes Sébastien Ricard and Hélène Florent as Maria's parents Samuel and Laura Chapdelaine, as well as Gilbert Sicotte, Gabriel Arcand, Danny Gilmore, Martin Dubreuil, , , , Henri Picard and .
Production commenced in February 2020 in the Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean region.[3] It was shut down in March by the COVID-19 pandemic in Canada, but resumed in August.[4]
The film was originally slated for theatrical release on December 18, 2020 in Canada, but the release has been postponed to 2021.[5] It is slated to premiere at the 2021 Toronto International Film Festival,[6] in advance of its commercial release on September 24.[7]
Synopsis[]
Maria Chapdelaine is a young sixteen-year-old girl who lives with her family on the shores of the Peribonka River in rural Quebec in the 1910s. The Chapdelaine family works tirelessly to push the limits of the forest. Where the harshness of everyday life meets the delicacy of a warm family life, the strong and hopeful Maria finds herself faced with daunting dilemmas. Between tradition, territory, family and love, young Maria is pushed into the adult world and will suddenly have to choose her future as a woman.
References[]
- ^ New release date
- ^ Marie-Josée Roy, "Sébastien Pilote a trouvé sa Maria Chapdelaine". Le Journal de Montréal, February 17, 2020.
- ^ Guillaume Roy, "Maria Chapdelaine de Sébastien Pilote: 7 millions $, 160 scènes et 33 jours de tournage". Le Quotidien, March 9, 2020.
- ^ Maxime Demers, "Le tournage de Maria Chapdelaine a repris". Le Journal de Montréal, August 20, 2020.
- ^ Duchesne, Andre (20 November 2020). "La sortie de Maria Chapdelaine repoussée" [The release of Maria Chapdelaine postponed]. La Presse (in French). Retrieved 13 December 2020.
- ^ Rebecca Rubin, "Toronto Film Festival Unveils Contemporary World Cinema and Discovery Lineup". Variety, July 28, 2021.
- ^ "Maria Chapdelaine sortira en salle le 24 septembre". Ici Radio-Canada, March 23, 2021.
External links[]
- 2021 films
- French-language films
- Canadian films
- 2020s historical drama films
- Films directed by Sébastien Pilote
- Films based on Canadian novels
- Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean in fiction
- Canadian historical drama films
- Upcoming films
- 2020s Canadian film stubs