The Naked Heart
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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| Directed by | Marc Allégret |
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| Cinematography | Armand Thirard |
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| Music by | Guy Bernard |
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Release date | 17 November 1950 (France) |
Running time | 100 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom / France |
| Language | English/French |
| Box office | £99,247 (UK)[1] |
It tells the story of a convent girl in a remote Northern Canadian village at the beginning of the 20th century.
Cast
- Michèle Morgan as Maria Chapdelaine
- Kieron Moore as Lorenzo Surprenant
- Françoise Rosay as Laura Chapdelaine
- Jack Watling as Robert Gagnon
- Philippe Lemaire as François Paradis
- Nancy Price as Theresa Suprenant
- Francis de Wolff as Papa Suprenant
- George Woodbridge as Samuel Chapdelaine
- Brian Roper as Tit-Be Chapdelaine
References
- Vincent Porter, 'The Robert Clark Account', Historical Journal of Film, Radio and Television, Vol 20 No 4, 2000 p495
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