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The Naked Heart
At the beginning of the 20th century, in the North of the Province of Quebec. After five years spent in a boarding school, Maria Chapdelaine comes back to the family farm. Robert Gagnon, a villager and childhood friend, loves her secretly but Maria is wooed by Lorenzo Surprenant, a man who has fled his home town to escape the police. The one she is really in love with is François Paradis, a handsome trapper. The latter promises to marry her in the spring, as soon as he is back from the Far North. Robert, who is aware of how miserable Maria is, writes a letter to François , asking him to come back at once. Unfortunately, the young trapper is buried under the snow during a storm. As for Lorenzo he gets gunned down by the police. Finally understanding that Robert has sacrificed himself out of love for her, Maria accepts to become his wife.
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At the beginning of the 20th century, in the North of the Province of Quebec. After five years spent in a boarding school, Maria Chapdelaine comes back to the family farm. Robert Gagnon, a villager and childhood friend, loves her secretly but Maria is wooed by Lorenzo Surprenant, a man who has fled his home town to escape the police. The one she is really in love with is François Paradis, a handsome trapper. The latter promises to marry her in the spring, as soon as he is back from the Far North. Robert, who is aware of how miserable Maria is, writes a letter to François , asking him to come back at once. Unfortunately, the young trapper is buried under the snow during a storm. As for Lorenzo he gets gunned down by the police. Finally understanding that Robert has sacrificed himself out of love for her, Maria accepts to become his wife.
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Genre:Drama
Written By:Marc Allégret, C.K. Jaeger, J. McLaren Ross, Hugh Mills, Roger Vadim
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Runtime:100 minutes
Studio:Everest Pictures Ltd., Régina
Cast
Marc Allégret
Director
Michèle Morgan
Maria Chapdelaine
Kieron Moore
Lorenzo Suprenant
Françoise Rosay
Laura Chapdelaine
Jack Watling
Robert Gagnon
Philippe Lemaire
François Paradis
Francis de Wolff
Papa Suprenant
George Woodbridge
Samuel Chapdelaine
Fred Johnson
Le rebouteux
Michael Mulcaster
Légaré
Brian Roper
Tit-Be Chapdelaine
Catherine Bradsham
Alma-Rose Chapdelaine
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