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La vraie nature de Bernadette

  • 1972
  • 1h 55m
IMDb RATING
7.5/10
485
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Micheline Lanctôt in La vraie nature de Bernadette (1972)
Dark ComedySatireComedyDrama

A woman influenced by natural living and freedom moves rural with her son, encounters a farmer battling banks and government, helps elderly men through her beliefs, and gets mistaken for a s... Read allA woman influenced by natural living and freedom moves rural with her son, encounters a farmer battling banks and government, helps elderly men through her beliefs, and gets mistaken for a saint.A woman influenced by natural living and freedom moves rural with her son, encounters a farmer battling banks and government, helps elderly men through her beliefs, and gets mistaken for a saint.

  • Director
    • Gilles Carle
  • Writer
    • Gilles Carle
  • Stars
    • Micheline Lanctôt
    • Donald Pilon
    • Reynald Bouchard
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  • IMDb RATING
    7.5/10
    485
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Gilles Carle
    • Writer
      • Gilles Carle
    • Stars
      • Micheline Lanctôt
      • Donald Pilon
      • Reynald Bouchard
    • 1User review
    • 1Critic review
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 3 wins & 3 nominations total

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    Micheline Lanctôt
    Micheline Lanctôt
    • Bernadette
    Donald Pilon
    Donald Pilon
    • Thomas
    Reynald Bouchard
    Reynald Bouchard
    • Rock
    Robert Rivard
    Robert Rivard
    • Felicien, le maire
    Willie Lamothe
    Willie Lamothe
    • Antoine, le postier
    Maurice Beaupré
    Maurice Beaupré
    • Octave
    Ernest Guimond
    Ernest Guimond
    • Moise
    Julien Lippé
    Julien Lippé
    • Auguste
    Claudette Delorimier
    Claudette Delorimier
    • Madeleine
    Pierre Valcour
    • Courchesne
    Yvon Barrette
    Yvon Barrette
    • St-Luc
    Yves Allaire
    Yves Allaire
    • St-Marc
    Yannick Therrien
    • Yannick
    Gilles Lajoie
    • Napoléon
    Jacques Bilodeau
    • Agriculteur
    • (uncredited)
    Rolland Bédard
    Rolland Bédard
    • Agriculteur
    • (uncredited)
    René Caron
    René Caron
    • Agriculteur
    • (uncredited)
    Angèle Coutu
    Angèle Coutu
    • Jeune fille
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • Gilles Carle
    • Writer
      • Gilles Carle
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    9salmau

    Funny and intelligent, one of the best Canadian films of the 70s.

    I was quite young when I saw this one and thought it tacky then because the characters spoke joual (French-Canadian for 'slang'). Was I ever wrong? It is probably the most intellectually stimulating Canadian film of the 70s. I saw most of Carle's later films with contempt based on my first and immature impression. The man really deserves a second chance and an apology from me. The lead actress, Micheline Lanctôt, who had never acted before (and who went on to become a respected director) is in practically every scene and gives the performance of a lifetime. She plays Bernadette, an unhappy Montréal bourgoise housewife who leaves her lawyer husband and her wealthy but empty life to move to the country and live on a farm with her little boy. The culture shock is not AT ALL what you would expect and yes some 'miracles' are performed. I could not recommend this movie more. Foreign films lovers should really look this one up.

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    • Trivia
      At a point in the movie, one of Bernadette's friends, Rock, whistles Isabelle Pierre's song "Le Temps est bon", which was the theme song of the movie "Les Mâles" (1971) also directed by Gilles Carle and starred Donald Pilon.

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    Details

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    • Release date
      • May 6, 1972 (Canada)
    • Country of origin
      • Canada
    • Language
      • French
    • Also known as
      • The True Nature of Bernadette
    • Filming locations
      • Saint-Didace, Québec, Canada
    • Production companies
      • CFF
      • Canadian Film Development Corporation (CFDC)
      • Les Productions Carle-Lamy
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    • Runtime
      • 1h 55m(115 min)
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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