| Marie's Story | |
| Director: | Jean-Pierre Améris |
| Producer: | Denis Carot Sophie Révil |
| Starring: | Isabelle Carré Ariana Rivoire |
| Music: | Sonia Wieder-Atherton |
| Cinematography: | Virginie Saint-Martin |
| Editing: | Anne Souriau |
| Studio: | Escazal Films France 3 Cinéma Rhône-Alpes Cinéma |
| Distributor: | Diaphana Films |
| Runtime: | 95 minutes |
| Country: | France |
| Language: | French French Sign Language |
| Budget: | €2.49 million[1] |
Marie's Story (French: '''Marie Heurtin''') is a 2014 French biographical film directed by Jean-Pierre Améris and written by Améris and Philippe Blasband. It is based on the true story of Marie Heurtin (1885–1921), a girl who was born deafblind in late 19th century France. The film won the Variety Piazza Grande Award at the 67th Locarno International Film Festival.[2] [3]
In 1885, Marie Heurtin, the daughter of a humble artisan and his wife, is born deaf and blind and unable to communicate with the world around her. Desperate to find a connection with Marie and avoid sending her to an asylum, the Heurtins send her to the Larnay Institute in central France, where an order of Catholic nuns manage a school for deaf girls. There, the idealistic Sister Marguerite sees in Marie a unique potential and, despite her Mother Superior's skepticism, vows to bring the wild girl out of the darkness into which she was born.
Marie's Story is based on the true story of Marie Heurtin, who continued her education at the institute and lived there until her death at the age of 36.
Shooting for the filming took place in Ain – including Montluel and Hauteville-Lompnes – as well as in Isère.[4]