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Maria Chapdelaine is a 1934 French drama film directed by Julien Duvivier and starring Madeleine Renaud, Jean Gabin and Jean-Pierre Aumont.[1] It is an adaptation of the 1913 novel of the same title by Louis Hémon set in rural Quebec about a young woman who becomes involved with a farmer, trapper and an immigrant drifter from Paris. The story was adapted again for a 1950 film directed by Marc Allégret.

Maria Chapdelaine
Directed by	Julien Duvivier
Written by	Louis Hémon (novel) Julien Duvivier Gabriel Boissy
Produced by	Léon Beytout Alex Nalpas René Pignières
Starring	Madeleine Renaud Jean Gabin Jean-Pierre Aumont
Cinematography	Marc Fossard Jules Kruger
Edited by	Claude Ibéria
Music by	Jean Wiener
Production company	Société Nouvelle de Cinématographie
Distributed by	Pathé Consortium Cinéma
Release date	4 December 1934
Running time	77 minutes
Country	France
Language	French

Production

The film's sets were designed by art director Jacques Krauss. Location shooting took place in Canada around Lake Mistassini. Some post-production work was also done at the Neuilly Studios in Paris.

Reception

The film was a box office success on its release, ending a run of financial failures for Duvivier.[2] It was awarded the French Grand Prix, and was screened at the Venice Film Festival where it was given a Special Mention. A review in The New York Times praised it as "stirring, full-bodied and tremulously beautiful".[3]

Cast

• Madeleine Renaud as Maria Chapdelaine
• Jean Gabin as François Paradis
• Jean-Pierre Aumont as Lorenzo Surprenant
• Suzanne Desprès as Laura Chapdelaine
• Gaby Triquet as Alma-Rose Chapdelaine
• Maximilienne as Azelma Larouche
• André Bacqué as Samuel Chapdelaine
• Alexandre Rignault as Eutrope Gagnon
• Daniel Mendaille as Le curé
• Robert Le Vigan as Tit-Sèbe, le rebouteux
• Thomy Bourdelle as Esdras Chapdelaine
• Edmond Van Daële as Le docteur
• Émile Genevois as Tit-Bé Chapdelaine
• Fred Barry as Nazaire Larouche
• Pierre Laurel as Ephrem Surprenant
• Gustave Hamilton as Le vieux français
• Julien Clément as Le marchand Bédard
• Jacques Langevin as Edwige Légaré

References

Bibliography

• McCann, Ben. Julien Duvivier. Oxford University Press, 2017.

External links

• Maria Chapdelaine at IMDb

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