Marie-Anne (film)

1978 Canadian film From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Marie-Anne is a Canadian drama film, directed by Martin Walters and released in 1978.[1] The film is a historical biopic of Marie-Anne Lagimodière, the first woman of European descent to settle in Western Canada and the grandmother of Louis Riel.[2]

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Marie-Anne
Directed byMartin Walters
Written byGeorge Salverson
Marjorie Morgan
Produced byFil Fraser
StarringAndrée Pelletier
John Juliani
Tantoo Cardinal
Gordon Tootoosis
CinematographyReginald H. Morris
Edited byStanley Frazen
Music byMaurice Marshall
Distributed byLes Films Mutuels
Release date
  • August 2, 1978 (1978-08-02)
Running time
88 minutes
CountryCanada
LanguagesEnglish
French
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The film stars Andrée Pelletier as Marie-Anne Lagimodière and John Juliani as her husband Jean-Baptiste Lagimodière. The cast also includes Tantoo Cardinal and Gordon Tootoosis.

The film garnered two Canadian Film Award nominations at the 29th Canadian Film Awards, for Best Actor (Juliani) and Best Actress (Pelletier).[3]

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