''Maria Chapdelaine'' is a Canadian

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film, released in 1983. An adaptation of Louis Hémon's novel '' Maria Chapdelaine'', the film was directed by

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and starred

Carole Laure Carole Laure O.C. (born August 5, 1948) is an actress and singer from Quebec, Canada. Career Throughout most of her career, Carole Laure primarily collaborated with Anglophone singer, songwriter, producer, and director Lewis Furey, whom she ...

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

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, Amulette Garneau, Yoland Guérard,

Pierre Curzi Pierre Curzi (born February 11, 1946 in Montreal, Quebec) is an actor, screenwriter and politician in Quebec. He is a former Member of the National Assembly of Quebec (MNA) for the riding of Borduas in the Montérégie region south of Montrea ...

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Gilbert Sicotte Gilbert Sicotte, (born February 18, 1948) is a Canadian actor. Career Sicotte is known for roles in '' The Vultures (Les Vautours)'', '' Little Tougas (Ti-Cul Tougas)'', '' The Years of Dreams and Revolt (Les Années de rêves)'', '' The Secre ...

Guy Thauvette Guy Thauvette (born March 19, 1944) is a Canadian actor from Pointe-des-Cascades, Quebec. He is most noted for his performance in the film ''Infiltration (Le problème d'infiltration)'', for which he was a Prix Iris nominee for Best Supporting ...

, Stéphane Quéry, Josée-Anne Fortin, Louis-Philippe Milot, Gilbert Comptois, Patrick Messe, Claude Evrard, Claude Berval, Guy Godin, Marie Tifo,

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, Dominique Briand, Claude Prégent, Angèle Arsenault, Jean Ricard,

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, Rolland Bédard,

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Michel Rivard Michel Rivard (born September 27, 1951) is a singer-songwriter and musician from Quebec. He was born in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. His father, , was an actor. Michel began his career at an early age appearing in a Canadian television series (''R ...

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, Yvon Sarrazin, Claude Trudel, Jean-Pierre Rhéaume, Georges Levchtouk and Gilbert Moore.

Awards and nominations

At the 5th Genie Awards in 1984, the film earned 4

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, "Terry Fox Story wins best picture Genie". ''

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'', March 22, 1984. from 11 nominations:"11 nominations for Chapdelaine in Genie race". ''

'', February 10, 1984. * Best Motion Picture *

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: Nick Mancuso * Best Actress: Carole Laure * Best Supporting Actor: Pierre Curzi * Best Supporting Actress: Amulette Garneau * Best Art Direction: Jocelyn Joly * Best Cinematography: Pierre Mignot * Best Costume Design: Michèle Hamel * Best Overall Sound: Austin Grimaldi, Patrick Rousseau, Joe Grimaldi and Dino Pigat *

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: Claude Langlois, Patrick Dodd and Jean-Guy Montpetit * Best Original Score:

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bold denotes award winner

References

External links

* * 1983 films 1980s historical drama 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 French-language Canadian films 1980s Canadian films {{1980s-Canada-film-stub