Marie's Story (2014)

Original title

Marie Heurtin

Directed by

Jean-Pierre Améris

Genre

drama film, biographical film, teen film

Country

France

Runtime

1h 34m

Rated

PG

Rating

7.5 of 10 from 99 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A young deafblind girl in 19th century France is taken in by a Catholic convent. A nun dedicates herself to helping the girl learn to communicate.

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What happens

Marie's Story (French: Marie Heurtin) is a 2014 French biographical film directed by Jean-Pierre Améris and written by Améris and Philippe Blasband. It is based on the true story of Marie Heurtin (1885–1921), a girl who was born deafblind in late 19th century France. The film won the Variety Piazza Grande Award at the 67th Locarno International Film Festival. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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