Little Aurore's Tragedy

Little Aurore's Tragedy 1952 Directed by Jean-Yves Bigras La Petite Aurore l'enfant martyre

A little girl wittness the death of her mother- expressly killed through negligence by the woman supposedly nursing the invalid mother back to health. The coniving nurse in turn marries the child's father thereby taking the dead woman's place and becoming the little girl's stepmother. After unwisely revealing to the stepmother that she knows the reason for her mother's death; Arore is abused by her stepmother who hopes that in torturing the child she can keep her silent. The father, who is absent during the day farming the land, closes his eyes or refuses to believe his new wife is abusive when confronted by the sight of his miserable burnt and beaten child.

Countries Canada , France

Production Country Canada

Language French

Spoken Language French

Gneres Drama , Family

Budget $75,000

Release Date 5 December 1952

102 mins