Maria Chapdelaine
synopsis
In 1910, Maria Chapdelaine lives with her family on the banks of the Péribonka River. The Chapdelaines work tirelessly to push back the limits of the forest. In a home where even physical exhaustion cannot diminish the warmth of family life, Maria finds herself faced with major dilemmas. François Paradis, a former neighbour she has loved since childhood, who has become a fur trapper and guide, promises to return in the spring to marry her. But when the spring is overdue, two suitors come forward. Lorenzo Surprenant, who works in the factories of Massachusetts, offers Maria a comfortable existence in an American city, and Eutrope Gagnon, their neighbour, asks her to clear with him the nearby land. Thrust into the adult world; Maria will suddenly be forced to decide her future.
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synopsis
In 1910, Maria Chapdelaine lives with her family on the banks of the Péribonka River. The Chapdelaines work tirelessly to push back the limits of the forest. In a home where even physical exhaustion cannot diminish the warmth of family life, Maria finds herself faced with major dilemmas. François Paradis, a former neighbour she has loved since childhood, who has become a fur trapper and guide, promises to return in the spring to marry her. But when the spring is overdue, two suitors come forward. Lorenzo Surprenant, who works in the factories of Massachusetts, offers Maria a comfortable existence in an American city, and Eutrope Gagnon, their neighbour, asks her to clear with him the nearby land. Thrust into the adult world; Maria will suddenly be forced to decide her future.
