Remembering Maria Chapdelaine - 2015

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?

53min
2015
Released
Trakio rating0.0/10
IMDB rating6.4/10

Cast

Julien Duvivier profile pictureJulien DuvivierSelf (archive footage)

About Remembering Maria Chapdelaine

Remembering Maria Chapdelaine Overview

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?

Runtime: 53min

Extra details

Original Title: Sur les traces de Maria Chapdelaine
Original Language: French
Production Companies
ONF | NFB