The Naked Heart (1950)

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 an...d 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. more

Directing:
  • Marc Allégret

Writing:
  • Louis Hémon
  • Roger Vadim
  • Hugh Mills

Stars:
Release Date: 1950-11-16
  • Country: FR, GB
  • Language: Français
  • Runtime: 100

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Kieron Moore
Kieron Moore
Lorenzo Suprenant
Françoise Rosay
Françoise Ros...
Laura Chapdelaine
Michèle Morgan
Michèle Morga...
Maria Chapdelaine
Jack Watling
Jack Watling
Robert Gagnon
Philippe Lemaire
Philippe Lema...
François Paradis
Francis de Wolff
Francis de Wo...
Papa Suprenant
George Woodbridge
George Woodbr...
Samuel Chapdelaine
Fred Johnson
Fred Johnson
Le rebouteux
Michael Mulcaster
Michael Mulca...
Légaré
Nancy Price
Nancy Price
Thérésa Suprenant
Harry Locke
Harry Locke
Ewen Solon
Ewen Solon
Roger Vadim
Roger Vadim
L'Indien (uncredited)
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