The Naked Heart (1950)
1h 40m
Running Time
November 16, 1950Release Date
The Naked Heart (1950)
1h 40m
Running Time
November 16, 1950Release Date
Plot.
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 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.
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Cast & Crew.

Michèle Morgan
Maria Chapdelaine

Kieron Moore
Lorenzo Suprenant

Françoise Rosay
Laura Chapdelaine

Jack Watling
Robert Gagnon

Philippe Lemaire
François Paradis

Francis de Wolff
Papa Suprenant

George Woodbridge
Samuel Chapdelaine

Fred Johnson
Le rebouteux

Michael Mulcaster
Légaré

Brian Roper
Tit-Be Chapdelaine

Catherine Bradsham
Alma-Rose Chapdelaine

Georges Mulcaster
Le prêtre

Nancy Price
Thérésa Suprenant

Roger Vadim
L'Indien (uncredited) / Writer / Assistant Director

Marc Allégret
Director / Writer

Louis Hémon
Novel

Guy Bernard
Original Music Composer

Armand Thirard
Director of Photography

Ray Hearne
Still Photographer

Waleen Whitworth
Hairstylist

C.K. Jaeger
Writer

J. McLaren Ross
Writer

Hugh Mills
Writer

Nelson Scott
Producer

Louis de Masure
Producer

Mireille Bessette
Editor

Maurice Rootes
Editor

Ward Richards
Production Design

Ferdinand Bellan
Art Direction

Goff Price
Costumer

Michael Whittaker
Costume Design

John O'Gorman
Makeup Artist

David Cousland
Unit Manager

Mickey Delamar
Production Manager

John Bremer
First Assistant Director

Robert Sterne
Second Assistant Director

George Burgess
Sound

John W. Mitchell
Sound Recordist

Gerry Fisher
Assistant Camera

Irvin C. Pannaman
Focus Puller

Robert Walker
Camera Operator

Germaine Lecomte
Costumer

John Hollingsworth
Conductor

Betty Forster
Script Supervisor

Maureen Duffy
Production Secretary

Ewen Solon

Harry Locke

Rufus Cruikshank
Details.
Release DateNovember 16, 1950
Original NameMaria Chapdelaine
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 40m
Genres
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Wiki.
The Naked Heart (French title: Maria Chapdelaine) is a 1950 British-French historical drama film directed by Marc Allégret, based on the novel Maria Chapdelaine by Louis Hémon. The film stars Michèle Morgan, Kieron Moore and Françoise Rosay. It was released in separate English and French versions. A previous film version had been made in 1934.
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