
A young woman, living with her parents and siblings on a remote farm in harsh, picturesque northern Québec, has three suitors: a steady and unimaginative farmer, Eutrope, the Americanized and wealthy Lorenzo, who has sought his fortune in Boston, and François Paradis, a rough and virile logger who captures her heart despite the warnings of her parents and the village priest. For a year, marked by seasonal change in an atmosphere charged with the strangeness of Indians and the demons of the woods, we see Maria at work and prayer, struggling with decisions, choosing to stay in Canada, in love with François, seeking to change his rough behaviors, and dealing with extraordinary loss.
Maria Chapdelaine

François Paradis

Curé Cordelier

Laura Chapdelaine

Samuel

Eutrope Gagnon

Lorenzo Surprenant

Da'Bé Chapdelaine

Esdras

Tit-Bé
Alma-Rose
Télesphore
Edwidge Légaré

Canayen

Caumartin

Ephrem

Minoune
Marie-Ange

Tit-Sèbe

Leroy
Arpenteur

Aubergiste
Notaire

Capitaine

Bedeau

Crieur

Médecin

Bûcheron déserteur

Pierre Caumartin

Edmond Caumartin

Oncle Bouchard
Tante Bouchard
Homme au cheval

Commis
Aide-cuisinier
Aide-cuisinier
Bûcheron
Abatteur de chevaux
François Paradis (voice) (uncredited)
