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Maria Chapdelaine (2021 film)
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Wikipedia article
'Maria Chapdelaine' is a Canadian drama film, directed by Sbastien Pilote and scheduled for release on September 24, 2021.[https://www.ledroit.com/arts/maria-chapdelaine-prendra-laffiche-le-24-septembre-42967fe1c2acf76fefdb0e0f4e3f6194 New release date] An adaptation of Louis Hmon's 1913 novel 'Maria Chapdelaine', the film stars Sara Montpetit as the titular Maria Chapdelaine, a young woman in rural Pribonka, Quebec, who is torn between three suitors: Franois Paradis (mile Schneider), a 'coureur de bois'; Eutrope Gagnon (Antoine Olivier Pilon), a local farmer; and Lorenzo Surprenant (Robert Naylor), a wealthy man who offers the promise of life in the United States.Marie-Jose Roy, [https://www.journaldemontreal.com/2020/02/17/sebastien-pilote-a-trouve-sa-maria-chapdelaine "Sbastien Pilote a trouv sa Maria Chapdelaine"]. 'Le Journal de Montral', February 17, 2020.
The cast also includes Sbastien Ricard and Hlne Florent as Maria's parents Samuel and Laura Chapdelaine, as well as Gilbert Sicotte, Gabriel Arcand, Danny Gilmore, Martin Dubreuil, Arno Lemay, Charlotte St-Martin, Thomas Hach, Henri Picard and Xavier Rivard-Dsy.
Production commenced in February 2020 in the SaguenayLac-Saint-Jean region.Guillaume Roy, [https://www.lequotidien.com/arts/maria-chapdelaine-de-sebastien-pilote-7-millions--160-scenes-et-33-jours-de-tournage-7add455cb3fc82109025891f31d72e1d "Maria Chapdelaine de Sbastien Pilote: 7 millions $, 160 scnes et 33 jours de tournage"]. 'Le Quotidien', March 9, 2020. It was shut down in March by the COVID-19 pandemic in Canada, but resumed in August.Maxime Demers, [https://www.journaldemontreal.com/2020/08/20/le-tournage-de-maria-chapdelaine-a-repris "Le tournage de Maria Chapdelaine a repris"]. 'Le Journal de Montral', August 20, 2020.
The film was originally slated for theatrical release on December 18, 2020, in Canada, but the release was postponed to 2021. It premiered at the 2021 Toronto International Film Festival,Rebecca Rubin, [https://variety.com/2021/film/news/toronto-film-festival-contemporary-world-cinema-discovery-lineup-1235029304/ "Toronto Film Festival Unveils Contemporary World Cinema and Discovery Lineup"]. 'Variety', July 28, 2021. in advance of its commercial release on September 24.[https://ici.radio-canada.ca/nouvelle/1779307/maria-chapdelaine-cinema-sebastien-pilote-sortie "Maria Chapdelaine sortira en salle le 24 septembre"]. Ici Radio-Canada, March 23, 2021.
Synopsis
Maria Chapdelaine is a young sixteen-year-old girl who lives with her family on the shores of the Peribonka River in rural Quebec in the 1910s. The Chapdelaine family works tirelessly to push the limits of the forest. Where the harshness of everyday life meets the delicacy of a warm family life, the strong and hopeful Maria finds herself faced with daunting dilemmas. Between tradition, territory, family and love, young Maria is pushed into the real world and will suddenly have to choose her future as a woman.
Reception
The film was named to TIFF's annual year-end Canada's Top Ten list for 2021.Norman Wilner, [https://nowtoronto.com/movies/news-and-features/tiff-announces-canadas-top-ten-for-2021 "TIFF announces Canadas Top Ten films of 2021"]. 'Now', December 6, 2021.
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