| The Savage Woman | |
| Native Name: | La Demoiselle sauvage |
| Director: | Léa Pool |
| Producer: | Denise Robert |
| Based On: | "La Demoiselle sauvage" by S. Corinna Bille |
| Starring: | Patricia Tulasne Matthias Habich |
| Music: | Jean Corriveau |
| Cinematography: | Georges Dufaux |
| Editing: | Alain Belhumeur |
| Runtime: | 105 minutes |
| Country: | Canada |
| Language: | French |
The Savage Woman (French: La Demoiselle sauvage) is a Canadian drama film from Quebec, released in 1991.[1] Directed by Léa Pool, the film stars Patricia Tulasne as Marianne, a young Canadian expatriate in Switzerland who escapes into the mountains after being assaulted by her boyfriend, and meets Élysée (Matthias Habich), an engineer camped out for the summer to monitor a hydroelectric dam, with whom she begins a new romance[2] before eventually revealing that she killed her attacker.[3]
The film was based on a short story by Swiss writer S. Corinna Bille.[3]
The film premiered in August 1991 at the Montreal World Film Festival.[4] It won the award for Best Canadian Film at that festival.[5]
The film garnered three Genie Award nominations at the 12th Genie Awards:[6]
Matthias Habich
Léa Pool, Michel Langlois and Laurent Gagliardi
Jean CorriveauCorriveau won the award for Best Original Score.[7]