Remembering Maria Chapdelaine
This feature documentary by Jean-Claude Labrecque recounts the bold and astounding enterprise of French filmmaker Julien Duvivier, who shot a film adaptation of Louis Hémon’s classic novel Maria Chapdelaine in Péribonka, a village in Quebec’s Saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean region, in 1934. What was the impact of the original film’s production on the life of the community? What memories remain? What town secrets lie hidden in those memories?
- Overview
- Cast
- Crew
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Remembering Maria Chapdelaine
- Overview
- Cast
- Crew
- Recommendations
Status
Released
Release Date
Feb 21, 2015
Runtime
0h 53m
Genres
Documentary
User Score
90%
Original Title
Sur les traces de Maria Chapdelaine
Production Companies
ONF | NFB
Director
Jean-Claude Labrecque
Description
This feature documentary by Jean-Claude Labrecque recounts the bold and astounding enterprise of French filmmaker Julien Duvivier, who shot a film adaptation of Louis Hémon’s classic novel Maria Chapdelaine in Péribonka, a village in Quebec’s Saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean region, in 1934. What was the impact of the original film’s production on the life of the community? What memories remain? What town secrets lie hidden in those memories?
