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The True Nature of Bernadette

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The True Nature of Bernadette
FrenchLa Vraie Nature de Bernadette
Directed byGilles Carle
Written byGilles Carle
Produced byGilles Carle
Pierre Lamy
StarringMicheline Lanctôt
CinematographyRené Verzier
Edited byGilles Carle
Susan Kay
Music byPierre F. Brault
Release date
  • 6 May 1972 (1972-05-06)
Running time
115 minutes
CountryCanada
LanguageFrench

The True Nature of Bernadette (French: La Vraie Nature de Bernadette) is a 1972 Canadian drama film directed by Gilles Carle. It was entered into the 1972 Cannes Film Festival.[1] The film was also selected as the Canadian entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 45th Academy Awards, but was not accepted as a nominee.[2] In 1984 the Toronto International Film Festival ranked the film tenth in the Top 10 Canadian Films of All Time.[3] The film won Canadian Film Awards for Best Director, Actress (Micheline Lanctôt), Supporting Actor (Donald Pilon) and Musical Score.

Plot

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A Montreal housewife leaves her husband and comfortable home in order to practice vegetarianism and free love, which she finds in a Quebec farm.

Cast

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Production

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The film was shot from 18 October to 29 November 1971.[4]

Release

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The True Nature of Bernadette and A Fan's Notes were the first privately-funded Canadian films shown at the Cannes Film Festival.[5] The film was theatrically released on 6 May 1972, in Montreal.[4] The film was seen by 282,992 people in France.[6]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Festival de Cannes: The True Nature of Bernadette". festival-cannes.com. Retrieved 16 April 2009.
  2. ^ Margaret Herrick Library, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
  3. ^ "Top 10 Canadian Films of All Time Archived 3 July 2013 at the Wayback Machine," The Canadian Encyclopedia, 2012, URL accessed 28 April 2013.
  4. ^ a b Turner 1987, p. 130-131.
  5. ^ Spencer 2003, p. 105.
  6. ^ Marshall 2001, p. 85.

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