NFB Collection
Cordélia
19791 h 55 min 35 secFilm: Fiction, Feature-length fiction
Direction: Jean Beaudin
Production: Jean-Marc GarandJacques GagnéRoger Frappier
Script: Jean BeaudinMarcel Sabourin
Guilty of loving life! A dramatization of an actual court case in turn-of-the-century Québec. A lively, outgoing woman is accused of murdering her husband in collaboration with the hired hand. The townspeople do not appreciate her robust personality and the proceedings in court degenerate to a judgment of her character. Filled with stunning visual imagery, this feature film captures the spirit of the time and place. Particularly useful for those interested in history, law or women's issues. With English subtitles.
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Subject categories
- Literature and Language - Canada > Adaptations of Literary WorksCanadian LiteratureQuebec Literature
- Literature and Language > Adaptations of Literary Works
- Social Issues > Crime and DelinquencyQuebec SocietyWomen
- Women - Portraits > Historical Figures
- Women > Historical PerspectivesSocial Conditions
- Law and Crime > Legal System, Personnel and ProceedingsMurderPortraitsWomen and the Legal System
Credits
- director
- Jean Beaudin
- editing
- Jean Beaudin
- producer
- Jean-Marc Garand
- Jacques Gagné
- Roger Frappier
- script
- Jean Beaudin
- Marcel Sabourin
- photography
- Pierre Mignot
- sound
- Jacques Blain
- sound editing
- Bernard Bordeleau
- re-recording
- Jean-Pierre Joutel
- music
- Maurice Blackburn
- music recording
- Roger Lamoureux
- cast
- James Blendick
- Roland Bédard
- Raymond Cloutier
- Pierre Gobeil
- Gaston Lepage
- Louise Portal
- Jean-Louis Roux
- Marcel Sabourin
- Gilbert Sicotte
- Claude Gauthier
- Françoise Berd
- Jean-Pierre Masson
- Julie Morand
- Michelle Rossignol
- Olivette Thibault
- Lionel Villeneuve
- Roger Garand
- Jean Gascon
- Henry Ramer
- Serge Thériault
Awards
- Prix d'interpretation for his role in CordeliaFestival international du film et d'échanges francophones (FIFEF)
- Genie Award for Best Costume Design given to Louise JobinGenie Awards