| The True Nature of Bernadette | |
|---|---|
| French | La Vraie Nature de Bernadette |
| Directed by | Gilles Carle |
| Written by | Gilles Carle |
| Produced by | Gilles Carle Pierre Lamy |
| Starring | Micheline Lanctôt |
| Cinematography | René Verzier |
| Edited by | Gilles Carle Susan Kay |
| Music by | Pierre F. Brault |
Release date |
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Running time | 115 minutes |
| Country | Canada |
| Language | French |
The True Nature of Bernadette (French:La Vraie Nature de Bernadette) is a 1972 Canadiandrama film directed byGilles Carle. It was entered into the1972 Cannes Film Festival.[1] The film was also selected as the Canadian entry for theBest Foreign Language Film at the45th Academy Awards, but was not accepted as a nominee.[2] In 1984 theToronto International Film Festival ranked the film tenth in theTop 10 Canadian Films of All Time.[3] The film wonCanadian Film Awards for Best Director, Actress (Micheline Lanctôt), Supporting Actor (Donald Pilon) and Musical Score.
AMontreal housewife leaves her husband and comfortable home in order to practice vegetarianism and free love, which she finds in aQuebec farm.
The film was shot from 18 October to 29 November 1971.[4]
The True Nature of Bernadette andA Fan's Notes were the first privately-funded Canadian films shown at theCannes Film Festival.[5] The film was theatrically released on 6 May 1972, in Montreal.[4] The film was seen by 282,992 people in France.[6]
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