Synopsis
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.
Credits
Director (1)
Actors (5)
Production and distribution (3)
- Co-production : TF1 Films Production
- Foreign production companies : Astral Films, SRC - Société Radio Canada
- French distributors : Europe 1, UGC Distribution
Full credits (6)
- Screenwriter : Gilles Carle
- Director of Photography : Pierre Mignot
- Music Composer : Lewis Furey
- Assistant Director : Jacques W. Benoît
- Editor : Michel Arcand
- Author of original work : Louis Hémon
Technical details
- Type : Feature film
- Genres : Fiction
- Sub-genre : Literary adaptation
- Coproducer countries : Canada, France
- Original French-language productions : Unspecified
- Production year : 1983
- French release : 20/06/1984
- Runtime : 1 h 45 min
- Current status : Released
- Visa number : 58627
- Visa issue date : 12/03/1984
- Approval : Unknown
- Production formats : 35mm
- Color type : Color
- Aspect ratio : 1.78
- Audio format : Mono