The Naked Heart Explained

Maria Chapdelaine
Director:Marc Allégret
Music:Guy Bernard
Cinematography:Armand Thirard
Runtime:100 minutes
Country:United Kingdom / France
Language:English/French
Gross:£99,247 (UK)[1]

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.

It tells the story of a convent girl in a remote Northern Canadian village at the beginning of the 20th century.

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Notes and References

  1. Vincent Porter, 'The Robert Clark Account', Historical Journal of Film, Radio and Television, Vol 20 No 4, 2000 p495