Marie-Anne (film)

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]

Marie-Anne
Directed by	Martin Walters
Written by	George Salverson Marjorie Morgan
Produced by	Fil Fraser
Starring	Andrée Pelletier John Juliani Tantoo Cardinal Gordon Tootoosis
Cinematography	Reginald H. Morris
Edited by	Stanley Frazen
Music by	Maurice Marshall
Distributed by	Les Films Mutuels
Release date	August 2, 1978 (1978-08-02)
Running time	88 minutes
Country	Canada
Languages	English French

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]