Maria Chapdelaine

Sep 24, 2021

2h 38m

★ 6.3

Overview

In 1910, Maria Chapdelaine, a young girl of seventeen, lived with her family on the banks of the Péribonka River, north of Lake Saint-Jean. The Chapdelaines work tirelessly to push the limits of the forest. In a home where even physical exhaustion cannot dampen the warmth of family life, Maria, strong and full of hope, finds herself faced with major dilemmas. Thrust into the world of adults, Maria will suddenly be forced to decide on her future as a woman.

Genres

Drama

Romance

Production Companies

Item 7

Multipix Management

Maria Chapdelaine Trailers

Cast

Maria Chapdelaine

Sara Montpetit

Samuel Chapdelaine

Sébastien Ricard

Laura Chapdelaine

Hélène Florent

Eutrope Gagnon

Antoine Olivier Pilon

François Paradis

Émile Schneider

Lorenzo Surprenant

Robert Naylor

Edwige Légaré

Martin Dubreuil

Le docteur

Gabriel Arcand

Alma-Rose Chapdelaine

Charlotte St-Martin

Da'Bé Chapdelaine

Xavier Rivard

Éphrem Surprenant

Gilbert Sicotte

Jean-Baptiste Blacksmith

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Maria Chapdelaine

Overview

Genres

Production Companies

Maria Chapdelaine Trailers

Cast

Sara Montpetit

Sébastien Ricard

Hélène Florent

Antoine Olivier Pilon

Émile Schneider

Robert Naylor

Martin Dubreuil

Gabriel Arcand

Charlotte St-Martin

Xavier Rivard

Gilbert Sicotte

Jean-Baptiste Blacksmith

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