The True Nature of Bernadette
| The True Nature of Bernadette | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Gilles Carle |
| Written by | Gilles Carle |
| Produced by | Gilles Carle Pierre Lamy |
| Starring | Micheline Lanctôt |
| Cinematography | René Verzier |
| Edited by | Gilles Carle Susan Kay |
| Music by | Pierre F. Brault |
Release date |
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Running time | 115 minutes |
| Country | Canada |
| Language | French |
The True Nature of Bernadette (Template:Lang-fr) is a 1972 Canadian drama film directed by Gilles Carle. It was entered into the 1972 Cannes Film Festival.[1] The film was also selected as the Canadian entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 45th Academy Awards, but was not accepted as a nominee.[2] In 1984 the Toronto International Film Festival ranked the film tenth in the Top 10 Canadian Films of All Time.[3] The film won Canadian Film Awards for Director, Actress (Micheline Lanctôt), Supporting Actor (Donald Pilon) and Musical Score.
Plot
A Montreal housewife leaves her husband and comfortable home in order to practice vegetarianism and free love, which she finds in a Quebec farm.
Cast
- Micheline Lanctôt as Bernadette
- Donald Pilon as Thomas
- Reynald Bouchard as Rock
- Robert Rivard as Felicien, le maire
- Willie Lamothe as Antoine, le postier
- Maurice Beaupré as Octave
- Ernest Guimond as Moise
- Julien Lippé as Auguste
- Claudette Delorimier as Madeleine
- Pierre Valcour as Courchesne
- Yvon Barrette as St-Luc
- Yves Allaire as St-Marc
- Yannick Therrien as Yannick
- Gilles Lajoie as Napoleon
See also
- List of submissions to the 45th Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film
- List of Canadian submissions for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film
References
- ^ "Festival de Cannes: The True Nature of Bernadette". festival-cannes.com. Retrieved 16 April 2009.
- ^ Margaret Herrick Library, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
- ^ "Top 10 Canadian Films of All Time Archived 3 July 2013 at the Wayback Machine," The Canadian Encyclopedia, 2012, URL accessed 28 April 2013.
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