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The True Nature of Bernadette
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Wikipedia article
'The True Nature of Bernadette' is a 1972 Canadian drama film directed by Gilles Carle. It was entered into the 1972 Cannes Film Festival. The film was also selected as the Canadian entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 45th Academy Awards, but was not accepted as a nominee.Margaret Herrick Library, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences In 1984 the Toronto International Film Festival ranked the film tenth in the Top 10 Canadian Films of All Time."[http://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.com/articles/top-10-canadian-films-of-all-time Top 10 Canadian Films of All Time] ," 'The Canadian Encyclopedia, 2012, URL accessed 28 April 2013. The film won Canadian Film Awards for Director, Actress (Micheline Lanctt), Supporting Actor (Donald Pilon) and Musical Score.
Plot
A Montreal housewife leaves her husband and comfortable home in order to practice vegetarianism and free love, which she finds in a Quebec farm.
Cast
* Micheline Lanctt as Bernadette
* Donald Pilon as Thomas
* Reynald Bouchard as Rock
* Robert Rivard as Felicien, le maire
* Willie Lamothe as Antoine, le postier
* Maurice Beaupr as Octave
* Ernest Guimond as Moise
* Julien Lipp as Auguste
* Claudette Delorimier as Madeleine
* Pierre Valcour as Courchesne
* Yvon Barrette as St-Luc
* Yves Allaire as St-Marc
* Yannick Therrien as Yannick
* Gilles Lajoie as Napoleon
See also
* List of submissions to the 45th Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film
* List of Canadian submissions for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film
References
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