Kamouraska
A writer, Kamouraska is based on a real nineteenth-century love-triangle in rural Québec. It paints a poetic and terrifying tableau of the life of Elisabeth d'Aulnières: her marriage to Antoine Tassy, squire of Kamouraska; his violent murder; and her passion for George Nelson, an American doctor. Passionate and evocative, Kamouraska is the timeless story of one woman's destructive commitment to an ideal love.
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Kamouraska
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- Cast
- Crew
- Recommendations
Status
Released
Release Date
Jul 18, 1973
Runtime
2h 55m
Genres
Drama, History
User Score
61%
Original Title
Kamouraska
Production Companies
Les Productions Carle-Lamy, Canadian Film Development Corporation, France Cinéma Productions
Director
Claude Jutra
Description
A writer, Kamouraska is based on a real nineteenth-century love-triangle in rural Québec. It paints a poetic and terrifying tableau of the life of Elisabeth d'Aulnières: her marriage to Antoine Tassy, squire of Kamouraska; his violent murder; and her passion for George Nelson, an American doctor. Passionate and evocative, Kamouraska is the timeless story of one woman's destructive commitment to an ideal love.
