Maria (2021 film)

Maria is a Canadian comedy-drama film, directed by Alec Pronovost and released in 2021.[1] The film stars Mariana Mazza as Maria, an aimless young woman who takes a job as a substitute teacher in a high school after promising her dying mother that she will make an effort to accomplish something in her life, despite her lack of education in how to teach students.[2]

Maria
Directed byAlec Pronovost
Written byMariana Mazza
Justine Philie
Produced byNathalie Bustos
StarringMariana Mazza
CinematographyChristophe Fortin
Edited byCharles Boisseau
Music byAlex Lefaivre
Production
company
Groupe Entourage
Distributed byTVA Films
Release date
  • August 16, 2021 (2021-08-16) (Fantasia)
Running time
90 minutes
CountryCanada

The cast also includes Alice Pascual, Florence Longpré, Isabel dos Santos, Louka Amadeo Bélanger-Leos, Arnaud Lemaire, Korine Côté, Rosalie Moreau, Liam Audet, Pascal Cameron, Laurent Lemaire, Isabella Villalba, Louis-Olivier Maufette, Christine Morency, Suzanne Champagne, Sasha Migliarese and Daphnée Côté-Hallé, as well as cameo appearances by René Richard Cyr, Kathleen Fortin, Yves Jacques and Diane Lavallée.[1]

The film premiered at the Fantasia Film Festival on August 16, 2021,[3] before opening commercially on August 20.[4]

References
  1. Charles-Henri Ramond, "Maria – Film de Alec Pronovost". Films du Québec, August 17, 2021.
  2. Manon Dumais, "Comment résoudre un problème comme «Maria»?". Le Devoir, August 20, 2021.
  3. Alex Rose, "Your guide to the 2021 hybrid edition of Montreal’s Fantasia Film Festival". Cult MTL, August 11, 2021.
  4. Luc Boulanger, "Le côté doux de Mariana Mazza". La Presse, August 17, 2021.


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