Maria Chapdelaine (2021 film)

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Maria Chapdelaine
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Film poster
Directed bySébastien Pilote
Written bySébastien Pilote
Based onMaria Chapdelaine by Louis Hémon
Produced byPierre Even
Sylvain Proulx
StarringSara Montpetit
Émile Schneider
Antoine Olivier Pilon
Robert Naylor
CinematographyMichel La Veaux
Edited byRichard Comeau
Music byPhilippe Brault
Production
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Multipix Management
Distributed byMK2 Mile End
Release date
  • September 2021 (2021-09) (TIFF)
Running time
158 minutes
CountryCanada
LanguageFrench

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[]

  1. ^ New release date
  2. ^ Marie-Josée Roy, "Sébastien Pilote a trouvé sa Maria Chapdelaine". Le Journal de Montréal, February 17, 2020.
  3. ^ Guillaume Roy, "Maria Chapdelaine de Sébastien Pilote: 7 millions $, 160 scènes et 33 jours de tournage". Le Quotidien, March 9, 2020.
  4. ^ Maxime Demers, "Le tournage de Maria Chapdelaine a repris". Le Journal de Montréal, August 20, 2020.
  5. ^ 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.
  6. ^ Rebecca Rubin, "Toronto Film Festival Unveils Contemporary World Cinema and Discovery Lineup". Variety, July 28, 2021.
  7. ^ "Maria Chapdelaine sortira en salle le 24 septembre". Ici Radio-Canada, March 23, 2021.

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