La vraie nature de Bernadette (The True Nature of Bernadette)
Bored Montreal housewife Bernadette (Lanctôt) decides to trade in her comfortable life in the city for a simpler existence in rural Quebec. With her son in tow, Bernadette moves into a rundown farmhouse where they attempt to make their living off the land. As her arrival coincides with changes in her new community, Bernadette can’t help but get involved in the social politics of rural life.
This subversive and light-hearted classic premiered at Cannes, won three Canadian Film Awards and was selected in TIFF’s first list of its Top 10 Canadian Films of All Time.
“Bernadette is one of the most memorable protagonists in all of Gilles Carle’s films, and in Quebec cinema as a whole.” — François Lévesque, Le Devoir
This subversive and light-hearted classic premiered at Cannes, won three Canadian Film Awards and was selected in TIFF’s first list of its Top 10 Canadian Films of All Time.
“Bernadette is one of the most memorable protagonists in all of Gilles Carle’s films, and in Quebec cinema as a whole.” — François Lévesque, Le Devoir
Director
Gilles Carle
An Officer of the Order of Canada, Carle was an important figure in Quebec cinema whose work includes shorts and features, documentaries, and television. His credits include the classics La vie hereuse de Léopold Z, Les Plouffe, La Vraie nature de Bernadette, and Maria Chapdelaine. Carle was a Grand Officer of the National Order of Quebec and a Knight in France’s Légion d'honneur. He also received a Governor General’s Performing Arts Award for Lifetime Artistic Achievement.
Writer
Gilles Carle
Cast
Micheline Lanctôt, Donald Pilon, Reynald Bouchard
Producer
Pierre Lamy
Genre
Drama
Interest
Strong Female Leads
Original Language
French
Canadian Distributor
Equinoxe Films
