Maria Chapdelaine
1983A 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.
Acted in
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
Josée-Anne Fortin
as Alma-Rose
Louis-Philippe Milot
as Télesphore
Gilbert Comtois
as Edwidge Légaré
Patrick Messe
as Canayen
Claude Evrard
as Caumartin
Paul Berval
as Ephrem
Guy Godin
as Minoune
Marie Tifo
as Marie-Ange
Jean-Pierre Masson
as Tit-Sèbe
Dominique Briand
as Leroy
Claude Prégent
as Arpenteur
Angèle Arsenault
as Aubergiste
Jean Ricard
as Notaire
Guy L'Ecuyer
as Capitaine
Rolland Bédard
as Bedeau
Raôul Duguay
as Crieur
Michel Rivard
as Médecin
Gilles Valiquette
as Bûcheron déserteur
Michel Langevin
as Pierre Caumartin
Cédric Noël
as Edmond Caumartin
José Ledoux
as Oncle Bouchard
Renée Girard
as Tante Bouchard
Rock Demers
as Homme au cheval
Yvon Sarrazin
as Commis
Claude Trudel
as Aide-cuisinier
Jean-Pierre Rhéaume
as Aide-cuisinier
Georges Levchtouk
as Bûcheron
Gilbert Moore
as Abatteur de chevaux
Claude Gauthier
as François Paradis (voice) (uncredited)