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  • The Naked Heart (1950)
  • 100 min | Drama
The Naked Heart (1950)
100 min | Drama

At the beginning of the 20th century, in the North of the Province of Quebec. After five years spent in a boarding school, Maria Chapdelaine comes back to the family farm. Robert Gagnon, a villager and childhood friend, loves her secretly ...See moreAt the beginning of the 20th century, in the North of the Province of Quebec. After five years spent in a boarding school, Maria Chapdelaine comes back to the family farm. Robert Gagnon, a villager and childhood friend, loves her secretly but Maria is wooed by Lorenzo Surprenant, a man who has fled his home town to escape the police. The one she is really in love with is François Paradis, a handsome trapper. The latter promises to marry her in the spring, as soon as he is back from the Far North. Robert, who is aware of how miserable Maria is, writes a letter to François , asking him to come back at once. Unfortunately, the young trapper is buried under the snow during a storm. As for Lorenzo he gets gunned down by the police. Finally understanding that Robert has sacrificed himself out of love for her, Maria accepts to become his wife. Written by Guy Bellinger See less
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Marc Allégret | Louis Hémon (novel "Maria Chapdelaine") | C.K. Jaeger | J. McLaren-Ross & 2 more
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Updated Nov 17, 1950

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Mar 8, 1955 (United States)

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19 cast members
Name Known for
Michèle Morgan
Maria Chapdelaine Maria Chapdelaine   See fewer
Kieron Moore
Lorenzo Suprenant Lorenzo Suprenant   See fewer
Françoise Rosay
Laura Chapdelaine Laura Chapdelaine   See fewer
Jack Watling
Robert Gagnon Robert Gagnon   See fewer
Philippe Lemaire
François Paradis François Paradis   See fewer
Nancy Price
Thérésa Suprenant Thérésa Suprenant   See fewer
Francis De Wolff
Papa Suprenant Papa Suprenant   See fewer
George Woodbridge
Samuel Chapdelaine Samuel Chapdelaine   See fewer
Fred Johnson
Le rebouteux Le rebouteux   See fewer
Dimitri
Chappie Chappie   See fewer
Michael Mulcaster
Légaré Légaré   See fewer
Brian Roper
Tit-Be Chapdelaine Tit-Be Chapdelaine   See fewer
Catherine Bradsham
Alma-Rose Chapdelaine Alma-Rose Chapdelaine   See fewer
G.H. Mulcaster
Le prêtre (as George Mulcaster) Le prêtre (as George Mulcaster)   See fewer
Rufus Cruickshank
Actor (as Rufus Cruikshank) Actor (as Rufus Cruikshank)   See fewer
Ewen Solon
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Roger Vadim
L'Indien (uncredited) L'Indien (uncredited)   See fewer
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