Maria Chapdelaine (1934)

Directed by

Julien Duvivier

Genre

drama film

Country

France

Runtime

1h 15m

Rating

7.9 of 10 from 10 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

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The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.

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How it feels

A young woman in rural Quebec must choose between three suitors: a devoted farmer, a daring trapper, and a charming drifter from Paris. Her decision is shaped by family duty and the harsh beauty of the land she calls home.

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What happens

Maria Chapdelaine is a 1934 French drama film directed by Julien Duvivier and starring Madeleine Renaud, Jean Gabin and Jean-Pierre Aumont. 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. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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