Overview

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.

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Cast

Carole Laure

Maria Chapdelaine

Nick Mancuso

François Paradis

Claude Rich

Curé Cordelier

Amulette Garneau

Laura Chapdelaine

Yoland Guérard

Samuel

Pierre Curzi

Eutrope Gagnon

Donald Lautrec

Lorenzo Surprenant

Gilbert Sicotte

Da'Bé Chapdelaine

Guy Thauvette

Esdras

Gilbert Comtois

Edwidge Légaré

Patrick Messe

Canayen

Claude Evrard

Caumartin