| Maria Chapdelaine | |
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| Directed by | Julien Duvivier |
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| Edited by | Claude Ibéria |
| Music by | Jean Wiener |
Production company | Société Nouvelle de Cinématographie |
| Distributed by | Pathé Consortium Cinéma |
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Running time | 77 minutes |
| Country | France |
| Language | French |
Maria Chapdelaine is a 1934 French drama film directed byJulien Duvivier and starringMadeleine Renaud,Jean Gabin andJean-Pierre Aumont.[1] It is an adaptation of the 1913novel of the same title byLouis Hémon set in ruralQuebec about a young woman who becomes involved with a farmer,trapper and an immigrant drifter from Paris. The story was adapted again for a1950 film directed byMarc Allégret.
The film's sets were designed byart directorJacques Krauss.Location shooting took place in Canada aroundLake Mistassini. Some post-production work was also done at theNeuilly Studios in Paris.
The film was a box office success on its release, ending a run of financial failures for Duvivier.[2] The film was seen by 70,000 people in one week in Quebec.[3] It was awarded theFrench Grand Prix, and was screened at theVenice Film Festival where it was given a Special Mention. A review inThe New York Times praised it as "stirring, full-bodied and tremulously beautiful".[4]
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