Remembering Maria Chapdelaine

Remembering Maria Chapdelaine 2015 Directed by Jean-Claude Labrecque Sur les traces de Maria Chapdelaine

This feature documentary by Jean-Claude Labrecque recounts the bold and astounding enterprise of French filmmaker Julien Duvivier, who shot a film adaptation of Louis Hémon’s classic novel Maria Chapdelaine in Péribonka, a village in Quebec’s Saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean region, in 1934. What was the impact of the original film’s production on the life of the community? What memories remain? What town secrets lie hidden in those memories?

Countries Canada , France

Production Country Canada

Language French

Spoken Language French

Gnere Documentary

Production Company ONF | NFB

Release Date 21 February 2015

53 mins