1 00:00:25,803 --> 00:00:29,842 As with the novel on which it is based, the film you are about to see 2 00:00:29,941 --> 00:00:32,639 does not claim to represent all of Canada. 3 00:00:32,739 --> 00:00:37,253 Canadians have not looked kindly on the ever spreading idea their beautiful country 4 00:00:37,353 --> 00:00:41,857 is but a succession of forests, buried for most of the year under a blanket of snow. 5 00:00:41,957 --> 00:00:46,356 They are rightly proud of the large cities that have sprung up over the course of 6 00:00:46,506 --> 00:00:50,363 the last centuries, cities that resemble the largest American cities. 7 00:00:50,463 --> 00:00:54,367 Maria Chapdelaine is the story of a family of pioneers and loggers, 8 00:00:54,467 --> 00:00:58,864 of those peasants descended from the French people who 300 years ago reached 9 00:00:58,964 --> 00:01:03,268 a land then almost wild and deserted. Faithfully and tenaciously, they fought 10 00:01:03,368 --> 00:01:07,873 to preserve the language and the mores of old France, home of their fathers. 11 00:01:07,973 --> 00:01:12,163 The author of this film has attempted to recreate the exact circumstances 12 00:01:12,263 --> 00:01:16,362 of the life of those families that reside, far from towns and cities, 13 00:01:16,462 --> 00:01:19,681 in solitary houses at the edge of forbidding woods. 14 00:01:19,781 --> 00:01:24,081 He has allowed the characters to speak the language of real French Canadians, 15 00:01:24,181 --> 00:01:28,580 sprinkled with old homespun expressions and new words borrowed from the English. 16 00:01:28,680 --> 00:01:33,190 To make the film clearer to French ears, the actors have deliberately eschewed 17 00:01:33,290 --> 00:01:37,789 a Canadian accent that might have seemed harsh and difficult to understand. 18 00:01:37,889 --> 00:01:42,295 But the film was shot in the very places so vividly described by Louis H�mon: 19 00:01:42,395 --> 00:01:46,676 In the land of Quebec, specifically on the banks of Lake Saint-Jean and 20 00:01:46,776 --> 00:01:51,293 in the town of Peribonka, the last "parish" before the Great Canadian North. 21 00:03:03,768 --> 00:03:05,719 O Canada 22 00:03:07,246 --> 00:03:09,952 Land of our forefathers 23 00:03:11,799 --> 00:03:14,275 Thy brow is wreathed 24 00:03:15,320 --> 00:03:18,637 with a glorious garland of flowers. 25 00:03:19,317 --> 00:03:22,722 As is thy arm ready to wield the sword 26 00:03:23,450 --> 00:03:26,949 So also is it ready to carry the cross. 27 00:03:27,351 --> 00:03:29,969 Thy history is an epic 28 00:03:31,331 --> 00:03:34,325 of the most brilliant exploits. 29 00:03:35,690 --> 00:03:37,698 Thy valour 30 00:03:39,600 --> 00:03:42,101 steeped in faith 31 00:03:43,571 --> 00:03:46,938 Will protect our homes and our rights 32 00:03:51,519 --> 00:03:54,924 Will protect our homes and our rights. 33 00:04:00,060 --> 00:04:01,555 Ahoy there! 34 00:04:06,540 --> 00:04:08,895 I say. If it isn't Fran�ois Paradis! 35 00:04:08,995 --> 00:04:12,120 - Where are you guys headed? - Down to the plant. 36 00:04:12,220 --> 00:04:15,219 Good thing I ran into you. I'm off to Peribonka. 37 00:04:15,689 --> 00:04:17,650 Well! It's Chapdelaine. 38 00:04:17,819 --> 00:04:20,133 Oh, Fran�ois Paradis! Well, get in. 39 00:04:20,499 --> 00:04:22,330 So, how goes it? 40 00:04:25,182 --> 00:04:28,015 You haven't changed in the 3 years since you've been down. 41 00:04:28,115 --> 00:04:30,198 - Has it really been 3 years? - Yes. 42 00:04:30,298 --> 00:04:32,209 2 years spent in the Labrador 43 00:04:32,309 --> 00:04:36,118 and another one trading with the savages over by the river. What about you? 44 00:04:36,218 --> 00:04:40,052 The usual. I spent most of the winter chopping trees in Camp No. 2. 45 00:04:40,218 --> 00:04:42,971 - A good job. - I heard it got a bit cool. 46 00:04:43,138 --> 00:04:46,527 64 degrees below zero. Our eyeballs were almost frozen. 47 00:04:46,697 --> 00:04:50,177 But that's nothing. We earn a good wage. And I'll be home tomorrow. 48 00:04:50,277 --> 00:04:52,287 Papa Chapdelaine will be happy. 49 00:04:52,457 --> 00:04:56,317 - I'm the only one earning in the winter. - How are they doing back home? 50 00:04:56,417 --> 00:05:00,140 I got some news last month from a trapper. They're still solid. 51 00:05:00,350 --> 00:05:02,888 This spring, my sister Maria went down to Peribonka 52 00:05:02,988 --> 00:05:05,478 to spend a month with some relatives, the Larouches. 53 00:05:05,578 --> 00:05:09,495 Ah, Maria... It's been a good... 5 years since I last saw her. 54 00:05:09,656 --> 00:05:12,800 She was quite pleasant, with those two long braids. 55 00:05:13,110 --> 00:05:16,180 Maria! Are you making yourself pretty for me? 56 00:05:16,615 --> 00:05:20,624 It's a shame young lovers like us are being forced to part. 57 00:05:21,935 --> 00:05:26,247 You be quiet. Young lovers like you leave behind the best dead bodies. 58 00:05:26,655 --> 00:05:30,145 I'll stop by the store before mass to say goodbye to everyone. 59 00:05:30,934 --> 00:05:33,653 It's hard to believe a month could go by so quickly. 60 00:05:33,814 --> 00:05:38,046 Too bad your father had the idea to live in the woods so far away from a parish. 61 00:05:38,214 --> 00:05:40,648 Otherwise, we'd have you here more often. 62 00:05:40,814 --> 00:05:44,443 Thank you, my aunt. It's very sad, that's for sure. 63 00:05:44,693 --> 00:05:46,285 For sure! 64 00:05:46,613 --> 00:05:50,049 Long live the Canadian girl Fly, my heart, fly, fly, fly 65 00:05:50,293 --> 00:05:53,787 Long live the Canadian girl and her sweet pretty eyes 66 00:05:55,293 --> 00:05:58,315 And her sweet pretty eyes. So, so sweet. 67 00:06:09,972 --> 00:06:12,462 See you tonight in Peribonka! 68 00:06:17,451 --> 00:06:19,362 Hey! Mr. Chapdelaine! 69 00:06:19,731 --> 00:06:22,125 Ho, Charles-Eug�ne, slow down! 70 00:06:22,782 --> 00:06:24,831 Here's a face from the past! 71 00:06:24,931 --> 00:06:26,887 I hear you're off to pick up Maria. 72 00:06:27,051 --> 00:06:29,928 That's correct, Fran�ois. It's the honest truth. 73 00:06:30,090 --> 00:06:32,125 - Climb on. - Thanks. 74 00:06:33,610 --> 00:06:36,044 Let's go... giddyup! 75 00:06:36,210 --> 00:06:38,710 - I saw Esdras this morning on the river. - Good. 76 00:06:38,810 --> 00:06:41,110 We haven't seen you lately. Have you been away? 77 00:06:41,210 --> 00:06:44,963 No, but as you know, I've never really cared for clearing land. 78 00:06:45,379 --> 00:06:48,960 When father died, I sold the land. I've been running around since. 79 00:06:49,331 --> 00:06:53,788 - I have to keep moving. - That's you. I'm different. I have to work the land. 80 00:06:54,058 --> 00:06:57,530 When I see woods like these, it's as if I become enraged. 81 00:06:57,630 --> 00:07:01,278 I have to fell trees, root out stumps. And then I sow. 82 00:07:01,378 --> 00:07:04,645 And after I've sweated and toiled and the harvest is here, 83 00:07:04,808 --> 00:07:07,009 I get disgusted, and I have to go elsewhere. 84 00:07:07,109 --> 00:07:10,480 Where there are trees to be felled and hard work to be done. 85 00:07:10,728 --> 00:07:14,640 - It's funny how you and I are so alike. - Great minds think alike. 86 00:07:30,966 --> 00:07:34,117 A good house on a clear field with a pretty girl inside: 87 00:07:34,366 --> 00:07:36,675 that's a nice setup for the winter. 88 00:07:38,966 --> 00:07:41,878 - Hey, Chapdelaine, here he is. - Oh, my father! 89 00:07:42,126 --> 00:07:44,594 - Hello, Samuel. - Hello, Nazaire. 90 00:07:44,766 --> 00:07:47,563 Hello, my father. Hi, Charles-Eug�ne. 91 00:07:47,725 --> 00:07:50,531 - We missed you at home, Maria. - But we were just fine. 92 00:07:50,631 --> 00:07:53,642 We were singing and playing every single night. 93 00:07:54,045 --> 00:07:56,152 Hey, it's Fran�ois Paradis! 94 00:07:56,252 --> 00:07:58,606 You remember Fran�ois Paradis, Maria. 95 00:07:58,706 --> 00:08:01,543 Fran�ois Paradis from Saint-Michel of Mistassini. 96 00:08:01,643 --> 00:08:03,018 Of course, my father. 97 00:08:03,244 --> 00:08:05,366 - He has hardly changed. - Hello. 98 00:08:05,466 --> 00:08:07,302 Neither have you, Mr. Chapdelaine. 99 00:08:07,402 --> 00:08:11,052 It's different with your daughter, but I would have still recognized her. 100 00:08:11,152 --> 00:08:15,000 It's really nice to see so many people after spending 7 months in the woods. 101 00:08:15,243 --> 00:08:18,103 Are you a logger like my brother Esdras, Mr. Fran�ois? 102 00:08:18,203 --> 00:08:21,207 No, he hunts for fur. He gets around. 103 00:08:22,079 --> 00:08:26,397 And he spends his nights with savages along with their pipe smoking women. 104 00:08:26,835 --> 00:08:28,080 Time for mass. 105 00:08:33,442 --> 00:08:35,970 This is so nice, Maria... 106 00:09:36,807 --> 00:09:39,746 Who wants to buy a suckling pig from my great stock? 107 00:09:39,998 --> 00:09:42,956 We know all about the pigs from your great stock. 108 00:09:43,198 --> 00:09:45,506 Big as rats and quick as squirrels. 109 00:09:45,757 --> 00:09:47,429 I'll give you 40 cents. 110 00:09:47,871 --> 00:09:48,669 What? 111 00:09:50,917 --> 00:09:52,828 I'll give you a buck. 112 00:10:06,196 --> 00:10:08,689 Are you learning to be a father? 113 00:10:08,789 --> 00:10:09,841 And how. 114 00:10:09,941 --> 00:10:11,902 Listen up. 115 00:10:13,196 --> 00:10:16,533 There's a man here with money to buy pelts. 116 00:10:17,195 --> 00:10:21,154 If you have hides from bears, minks or foxes, 117 00:10:21,395 --> 00:10:22,669 go see him in the store. 118 00:10:22,915 --> 00:10:25,509 Or talk to Fran�ois Paradis from Mistassini. 119 00:10:26,247 --> 00:10:27,947 Are you working for that man? 120 00:10:28,115 --> 00:10:31,390 I don't have a boss, Mr. Chapdelaine. No, he's Belgian. 121 00:10:31,554 --> 00:10:34,660 He came this morning. I'm meeting him in the store. 122 00:10:37,594 --> 00:10:40,627 - So you came here by chariot. - Eh? 123 00:10:40,727 --> 00:10:45,237 - Yes, you came here by chariot. - Chariot? I came here by railroad. 124 00:10:45,337 --> 00:10:46,792 Yes, by chariot. 125 00:10:47,790 --> 00:10:49,813 Why are you laughing like this? 126 00:10:49,913 --> 00:10:53,906 Because you have a funny accent. And we don't speak the same French. 127 00:10:54,153 --> 00:10:57,407 I'll tell you what. When we Canadians speak French 128 00:10:57,602 --> 00:11:01,471 to the best of our knowledge, we're speaking real French. 129 00:11:01,712 --> 00:11:04,196 Go on, you're making me laugh. 130 00:11:14,749 --> 00:11:19,258 You're right, Fran�ois. You have to wet your whistle to keep it from getting rusty. 131 00:11:20,751 --> 00:11:23,743 - A glass of beer, Mr. Vermeulen? - Yes, gladly. 132 00:11:25,111 --> 00:11:26,703 Thanks, Mr. Chapdelaine. 133 00:11:26,951 --> 00:11:30,785 - I hope we'll see you again soon. - As do I, Mr. B�dart. 134 00:11:30,951 --> 00:11:32,542 - Goodbye. - Goodbye, Mr. B�dart. 135 00:11:32,710 --> 00:11:34,428 Goodbye, Nazaire. 136 00:11:34,590 --> 00:11:36,785 - Bye, my uncle. - But I'm coming with you. 137 00:11:36,950 --> 00:11:39,783 We have to hurry home before dark. 138 00:11:39,950 --> 00:11:41,941 - Goodbye, Mr. Chapdelaine. - Goodbye, Fran�ois. 139 00:11:42,110 --> 00:11:45,989 - You're not staying with us? - No, no. Goodbye, everyone. 140 00:11:50,709 --> 00:11:53,883 - Goodbye, Miss Maria. - Goodbye, Mr. Fran�ois. 141 00:12:03,388 --> 00:12:06,488 I'm going up north with the Belgian to buy pelts from the savages 142 00:12:06,588 --> 00:12:09,606 But I'll be passing by your house when I come down in 2 or 3 weeks. 143 00:12:09,706 --> 00:12:13,337 If we make camp above the falls, I'd like to come visit one evening. 144 00:12:13,508 --> 00:12:16,738 That's right, Fran�ois. We'll be expecting you. Giddyup! 145 00:12:19,147 --> 00:12:20,580 Goodbye! 146 00:12:40,626 --> 00:12:43,881 I often regret that we live so far from churches. 147 00:12:45,026 --> 00:12:48,983 It's possible that not being able to practice our religion every Sunday 148 00:12:49,083 --> 00:12:51,966 prevents us from being as lucky as others. 149 00:12:52,066 --> 00:12:55,089 Others are no happier than we are, my father. 150 00:12:57,705 --> 00:13:01,583 At the fountain clear While I was strolling by 151 00:13:01,744 --> 00:13:05,750 I found the water so nice That I went in to bathe 152 00:13:06,184 --> 00:13:10,284 I've loved you for so long Never will I forget you 153 00:13:15,264 --> 00:13:18,096 This is so nice, Maria... 154 00:14:32,258 --> 00:14:33,452 Tit'b�! 155 00:14:41,298 --> 00:14:42,413 Stop! 156 00:14:42,578 --> 00:14:46,207 May the prairie sister come honor my wigwam and smoke the peace pipe. 157 00:14:46,378 --> 00:14:47,575 Later. 158 00:14:52,737 --> 00:14:56,173 It is noon. Who said that? The mouse did 159 00:14:56,337 --> 00:14:58,851 Then where is she? In the chapel 160 00:14:59,017 --> 00:15:01,483 What is she doing? Making lace 161 00:15:01,583 --> 00:15:06,084 For whom? For these young ladies How much is it? 3 quarts of salt 162 00:15:06,184 --> 00:15:09,053 - Hello, Alma-Rose. - Hello, Maria. 163 00:15:09,216 --> 00:15:10,410 Hello, dog. 164 00:15:10,736 --> 00:15:12,407 See how smart you look. 165 00:15:12,507 --> 00:15:14,485 Oh, Chrysostom! It's Maria. 166 00:15:18,491 --> 00:15:20,131 Hello, my mother. 167 00:15:29,535 --> 00:15:31,545 Bad children are a curse. 168 00:15:31,645 --> 00:15:33,848 It's OK, my mother. It's the demons. 169 00:15:33,948 --> 00:15:38,100 Yes, the demon of disobedience made me do it. For sure. 170 00:15:38,334 --> 00:15:42,168 If he comes back, I'll take my father's rifle and I'll kill him. 171 00:15:42,334 --> 00:15:44,404 You can't kill demons. 172 00:15:46,574 --> 00:15:50,118 You've come back from town in a very good mood, Maria. 173 00:15:50,453 --> 00:15:52,212 But it's spring, my mother. 174 00:15:53,573 --> 00:15:56,406 - Hello, everyone. - Eutrope Gagnon is visiting. 175 00:15:56,506 --> 00:15:59,514 I thought I'd come see if you were back. 176 00:16:00,206 --> 00:16:03,235 The family has some new additions, Maria. 177 00:16:04,973 --> 00:16:07,008 Oh, the darlings. 178 00:16:07,172 --> 00:16:09,732 Oh, they're so cute. 179 00:16:10,092 --> 00:16:12,874 Look, Mr. Gagnon. Here, take them. 180 00:16:21,251 --> 00:16:24,311 You know, Maria, I took down the big fir tree behind my house. 181 00:16:24,411 --> 00:16:27,364 - All by yourself? - Yes. - You're strong, Mr. Gagnon. 182 00:16:27,531 --> 00:16:30,489 Will you have some pea soup with us, Mr. Eutrope? 183 00:16:30,651 --> 00:16:32,641 I'd be very happy to, Mrs. Chapdelaine 184 00:16:34,170 --> 00:16:36,923 Johnny Bouchard built a new barn last summer. 185 00:16:37,090 --> 00:16:39,046 And it's one of the Perron girls, 186 00:16:39,210 --> 00:16:42,139 the daughter of Ab�lard Perron from Saint-Jerome. 187 00:16:42,390 --> 00:16:44,645 She's the one who teaches school. 188 00:16:45,242 --> 00:16:48,909 Peribonka is a fine parish indeed. It would have suited me nicely to 189 00:16:49,009 --> 00:16:52,152 - spend my married life there. - Any regrets, Laura? 190 00:16:52,252 --> 00:16:55,658 It may be wicked to say so, but the winter lasted more than 7 months. 191 00:16:55,758 --> 00:16:59,463 That's an awful lot of days of not seeing anyone. Except for you, Mr. Gagnon. 192 00:16:59,649 --> 00:17:02,603 It's a good life. No one comes to bother us. 193 00:17:02,703 --> 00:17:05,860 We're right next to each other. And we love each other. 194 00:17:05,960 --> 00:17:08,268 - The children aren't any trouble. - True. 195 00:17:08,368 --> 00:17:11,007 Esdras earns good money on logging drives. 196 00:17:11,168 --> 00:17:14,478 He's coming back tomorrow. We'll have money. Such is life. 197 00:17:14,728 --> 00:17:18,561 Starting tomorrow, Edwige L�gar�, our hired hand, will be back. 198 00:17:18,727 --> 00:17:21,639 With him, Esdras et Tit'b�, we'll work the land. 199 00:17:21,807 --> 00:17:24,540 Yes, my father. I'm strong enough now. 200 00:17:27,380 --> 00:17:31,236 And in 2 years, the land around the house will be fit for gardening and grazing. 201 00:17:31,336 --> 00:17:34,282 - Patience. - It will be the same on my side. 202 00:17:34,446 --> 00:17:37,085 Yes, it's a good life. Isn't it, Miss Maria? 203 00:17:37,246 --> 00:17:38,395 Oh yes. 204 00:17:38,566 --> 00:17:41,071 Doggie. Come here, doggie. 205 00:18:44,882 --> 00:18:48,615 The Indians were here last week. They must be camping near Zouaves Lake. 206 00:18:48,801 --> 00:18:52,861 OK, we'll find those Chrysostoms. And then we'll smoke the peace pipe. 207 00:18:54,721 --> 00:18:57,519 Ouch! That mosquito was the size of a camel. 208 00:19:00,241 --> 00:19:02,232 Ouch! Bloodsucker. 209 00:19:13,480 --> 00:19:15,992 Blasphemy! I'll get you to move. 210 00:19:20,909 --> 00:19:22,670 Meet your master. 211 00:19:25,328 --> 00:19:27,013 Bow down! 212 00:19:43,158 --> 00:19:46,645 Cool water, blasphemy! Give me some cool water. 213 00:19:47,550 --> 00:19:49,052 Here you go. 214 00:19:49,152 --> 00:19:51,357 There. It's nice, eh? 215 00:19:51,604 --> 00:19:54,868 Take it easy, Mr. L�gar�! Leave some for the others. 216 00:19:55,037 --> 00:19:56,796 Oh, it's so good. 217 00:19:59,077 --> 00:20:00,749 Back to work, Edwige! 218 00:20:00,917 --> 00:20:03,828 We're dying, boss. Working the land is killing us. 219 00:20:03,996 --> 00:20:05,136 Here, my father. 220 00:20:05,236 --> 00:20:08,911 What's the story, Charles-Eug�ne? Come on, gee up. 221 00:20:09,076 --> 00:20:12,751 - Is everything coming along, Maria? - The pea soup will be ready soon. 222 00:20:12,916 --> 00:20:14,554 Come on, gee up. 223 00:20:14,716 --> 00:20:17,711 - Oh, water, water! - Here, Tit'b�, easy. 224 00:20:20,555 --> 00:20:22,989 Water! Give me some. 225 00:20:27,795 --> 00:20:30,273 Come on, guys, back to work. 226 00:20:30,875 --> 00:20:32,308 Be strong. 227 00:20:39,126 --> 00:20:42,713 If I have any consolation from having to live so deep into the woods, 228 00:20:42,813 --> 00:20:45,377 it's to watch my men working the land. 229 00:20:45,477 --> 00:20:48,567 There's nothing in the world more beautiful or pleasant. 230 00:20:49,393 --> 00:20:52,383 Oh, that one. I really like Eutrope Gagnon, too. 231 00:20:52,770 --> 00:20:55,167 He reminds me of your father 232 00:20:55,267 --> 00:20:57,327 back when I was a young girl. 233 00:20:57,949 --> 00:21:00,461 If I was young, I'd like him. 234 00:21:09,152 --> 00:21:12,144 He has kind eyes, Maria, when he looks at you. 235 00:21:12,312 --> 00:21:14,507 Yes, he has kind eyes... 236 00:21:16,712 --> 00:21:19,100 Gee up, gee up. 237 00:21:20,179 --> 00:21:22,185 We're dying here, boss. 238 00:21:38,470 --> 00:21:40,172 What does he say? 239 00:21:40,470 --> 00:21:44,476 He says they put on their ceremonial costumes in your honor. 240 00:21:59,884 --> 00:22:02,287 So you'll go down the river tomorrow. 241 00:22:02,510 --> 00:22:06,445 I'll meet you in 2 days at Savannah Falls. I'm going to visit some friends. 242 00:22:06,545 --> 00:22:07,954 Agreed. 243 00:22:19,605 --> 00:22:24,104 You always say we're lost in the woods, far from the parishes, never seeing a soul. 244 00:22:24,307 --> 00:22:27,012 Well, have a count. 12 adults. 245 00:22:32,015 --> 00:22:36,606 Have a seat, Mr. Surprenant. It's nice of you to come calling with these gentlemen. 246 00:22:36,706 --> 00:22:40,818 My nephew Lorenzo, son of my brother Elz�ar, who died last autumn. 247 00:22:41,146 --> 00:22:44,218 He left the land and now works in the city, in manufacturing. 248 00:22:44,318 --> 00:22:48,036 He came back home to sell the house to these 3 Frenchmen. 249 00:22:49,005 --> 00:22:51,885 - Please sit down, French gentlemen. - Thank you. 250 00:22:51,985 --> 00:22:54,579 Miss Maria, this is my nephew Lorenzo. 251 00:22:54,991 --> 00:22:57,152 Are there any as beautiful in the city? 252 00:22:57,351 --> 00:22:59,059 Certainly not. 253 00:23:01,225 --> 00:23:04,819 Maria, get some smoke going. We're being eaten by mosquitoes. 254 00:23:04,984 --> 00:23:08,892 Around here, those critters turn noses into potatoes 255 00:23:09,304 --> 00:23:11,693 and cheeks into fat asses. 256 00:23:11,864 --> 00:23:14,424 Nazaire, don't be vulgar. 257 00:23:14,664 --> 00:23:19,094 Someone needs to educate these gentlemen about the charms of the land of Quebec. 258 00:23:19,543 --> 00:23:22,787 - So you're here from France? - Yes, from Paris. 259 00:23:23,143 --> 00:23:25,976 Before you came here, were you also farmers? 260 00:23:26,143 --> 00:23:28,982 Oh no. My sons worked in offices. 261 00:23:29,370 --> 00:23:31,419 And I was a piano tuner. 262 00:23:31,519 --> 00:23:33,157 A piano tuner!? 263 00:23:34,113 --> 00:23:35,776 Piano tuner? 264 00:23:36,462 --> 00:23:37,497 Yup. 265 00:23:37,597 --> 00:23:40,730 Was it a good trade? Did you earn good wages? 266 00:23:41,422 --> 00:23:44,937 Not too good, eh? But you and your sons are educated. 267 00:23:45,102 --> 00:23:48,517 You know how to read, write and count. And I can't even read. 268 00:23:48,617 --> 00:23:49,755 Neither can I. 269 00:23:49,941 --> 00:23:51,010 Nor I. 270 00:23:51,261 --> 00:23:52,694 Nor I. 271 00:23:53,368 --> 00:23:57,572 You don't need it. What you need is air, trees, and freedom. 272 00:23:59,981 --> 00:24:03,761 Here, everything is amazing. The big lakes, the fir trees... 273 00:24:04,620 --> 00:24:06,099 As far as fir trees... 274 00:24:06,340 --> 00:24:09,000 - But... there is winter. - We'll play sports. 275 00:24:09,100 --> 00:24:10,215 Sports? 276 00:24:10,460 --> 00:24:13,464 Winter sports. Bobsled, ski, luge. 277 00:24:14,860 --> 00:24:16,851 Yeah, yeah, yeah. 278 00:24:19,180 --> 00:24:22,455 - Come on. Shall we play cards? - Sure. - Over there. 279 00:24:22,619 --> 00:24:25,133 - Here, have a cup of tea. - Excuse us, Mr. Frenchmen. 280 00:24:25,299 --> 00:24:27,130 Let's have some music, Mr. Larouche. 281 00:24:27,299 --> 00:24:31,611 And we'll sing "Skylark" in honor of the Frenchmen. Ready? Let's go. 282 00:24:31,779 --> 00:24:34,736 Skylark, nice skylark, Skylark, 283 00:24:34,978 --> 00:24:36,127 I shall pluck you 284 00:24:36,298 --> 00:24:40,052 SKYLARK, NICE SKYLARK SKYLARK, I SHALL PLUCK YOU 285 00:24:40,218 --> 00:24:42,334 - I shall pluck your head - I SHALL PLUCK YOUR HEAD 286 00:24:42,498 --> 00:24:44,887 - I shall pluck your head - I SHALL PLUCK YOUR HEAD 287 00:24:45,058 --> 00:24:49,192 - And your head - AND YOUR HEAD - Skylark - SKYLARK 288 00:24:49,730 --> 00:24:53,898 SKYLARK, NICE SKYLARK SKYLARK, I SHALL PLUCK YOU 289 00:24:54,297 --> 00:24:56,277 - I shall pluck your tail - I SHALL PLUCK YOUR TAIL 290 00:24:56,377 --> 00:24:58,277 - I shall pluck your tail - I SHALL PLUCK YOUR TAIL 291 00:24:58,377 --> 00:25:01,608 - And your tail - AND YOUR TAIL - And your head - AND YOUR HEAD - Skylark - SKYLARK 292 00:25:03,297 --> 00:25:07,107 SKYLARK, NICE SKYLARK SKYLARK, I SHALL PLUCK YOU 293 00:25:07,319 --> 00:25:09,876 - I shall pluck your back - I SHALL PLUCK YOUR BACK 294 00:25:09,976 --> 00:25:12,365 Do you live in a big place? 295 00:25:12,536 --> 00:25:15,494 - Yes, population 200,000. - Population 200,000? 296 00:25:16,125 --> 00:25:19,811 - You've never seen a big city? - No, it must be beautiful. 297 00:25:23,295 --> 00:25:26,367 - Would you like a cup of tea? - With pleasure. 298 00:25:33,535 --> 00:25:34,683 - Oh! - What? 299 00:25:34,854 --> 00:25:38,563 It's God's day. Here comes Fran�ois Paradis. 300 00:25:38,814 --> 00:25:42,045 - Hello, everyone. - Oh, Mr. Paradis. 301 00:25:42,294 --> 00:25:45,127 - Hello, Fran�ois. - Hello, Mr. Chapdelaine. 302 00:25:46,098 --> 00:25:48,470 It's Fran�ois. I recognize him. 303 00:25:48,857 --> 00:25:51,204 - You know Nazaire Larouche. - Yes, of course. 304 00:25:51,373 --> 00:25:55,545 - Here are 3 Frenchmen come to Canada. - Ah, these gentlemen are French? 305 00:25:56,036 --> 00:25:58,067 Hello, Miss Maria. 306 00:26:00,613 --> 00:26:04,294 Well, we now have lots of boys. But only one girl. 307 00:26:06,612 --> 00:26:09,570 This is a lovely party, with lots of people. 308 00:26:09,732 --> 00:26:12,200 Just like when I was a young girl in Saint-Prime. 309 00:26:12,372 --> 00:26:14,546 We have country folk, city folk... 310 00:26:14,646 --> 00:26:16,671 We only needed a trapper. 311 00:27:15,648 --> 00:27:17,609 There it is! 312 00:28:20,338 --> 00:28:23,657 I'm leaving tonight, Maria, But I will come back. 313 00:28:56,321 --> 00:28:58,334 Go, go, go! 314 00:29:00,481 --> 00:29:02,358 Go, giddyup! 315 00:29:23,439 --> 00:29:27,034 Long live the Canadian girl Fly, my heart, fly, fly, fly 316 00:29:27,199 --> 00:29:30,908 Long live the Canadian girl and her sweet pretty eyes 317 00:29:32,007 --> 00:29:34,663 We still have time to pick blueberries before nightfall. 318 00:29:34,763 --> 00:29:38,466 Blueberries? Mrs. Chapdelaine, picking blueberries... 319 00:29:38,942 --> 00:29:41,692 That's not a job for a poor devil like me. 320 00:29:41,792 --> 00:29:43,316 Oh, come now. 321 00:29:47,438 --> 00:29:49,872 Oh, there are tons over here. 322 00:29:54,837 --> 00:29:58,056 We'll have preserves for the whole winter. For sure. 323 00:30:05,796 --> 00:30:07,787 There's a big bunch right here. 324 00:30:26,635 --> 00:30:29,169 Oh, the others can't be very far away. 325 00:31:15,768 --> 00:31:19,402 I'm going down to La Tuque next week to work on the lumber-dam, but... 326 00:31:19,602 --> 00:31:23,357 I won't drink, Maria. I won't have a glass, not a single one. 327 00:31:30,287 --> 00:31:33,150 - Maybe they've said something about me? - Oh no, Fran�ois. 328 00:31:36,350 --> 00:31:38,784 It's true. I was in the habit of drinking a bit 329 00:31:38,950 --> 00:31:42,784 coming down from the lumber yards and the logging drives. No more. 330 00:31:43,510 --> 00:31:45,660 Oh, I know, Fran�ois. 331 00:31:45,830 --> 00:31:48,628 When a man has spent 6 months working hard in the woods, 332 00:31:48,790 --> 00:31:51,383 with only hardship and never any amusement 333 00:31:51,549 --> 00:31:54,939 and he gets to the parishes with his pocket full of winter wages, 334 00:31:55,109 --> 00:31:58,062 he almost always loses his head a little. 335 00:31:58,895 --> 00:32:02,163 He spends money, and sometimes... he finds a little warmth. 336 00:32:03,858 --> 00:32:05,866 But that's all over. 337 00:32:23,747 --> 00:32:27,704 Maria... I'm going to work all summer for 5 bucks a day. 338 00:32:27,907 --> 00:32:30,341 I'll definitely set some money aside. 339 00:32:30,441 --> 00:32:33,658 Come autumn, I'll hire on as foreman in a lumber yard. 340 00:32:33,827 --> 00:32:37,828 That means by springtime, I'll have at least saved... 1000 bucks. 341 00:32:38,506 --> 00:32:41,018 Then... I'll come back. 342 00:32:42,746 --> 00:32:45,254 Yes, I'll come back. 343 00:32:54,625 --> 00:32:57,185 But will you still be here next spring, Maria? 344 00:32:57,345 --> 00:32:58,405 Yes. 345 00:32:58,505 --> 00:33:02,783 But there will be all of summer, autumn... and then winter. 346 00:33:02,945 --> 00:33:04,378 Then I'll come back. 347 00:33:04,545 --> 00:33:06,058 I will wait, Fran�ois. 348 00:34:18,940 --> 00:34:21,659 - The convoy leaves in the morning at 7. - Right. 349 00:34:21,820 --> 00:34:26,097 - You won't be able to go back down until March. - In 6 months, that's right. 350 00:34:27,699 --> 00:34:29,853 My aunt Michel Your bumble foot 351 00:34:29,953 --> 00:34:33,559 Jos� Simon Griffor, pandor Your nose outside! 352 00:34:33,659 --> 00:34:37,128 Be good now. Otherwise, when I come back in the spring, 353 00:34:37,228 --> 00:34:40,183 - my little finger will tell me all. - Oh yes. 354 00:34:40,283 --> 00:34:43,649 Take good care of yourself and don't go adrift in the woods. 355 00:34:43,749 --> 00:34:45,934 - No, no. - Goodbye. - Goodbye. 356 00:34:46,452 --> 00:34:47,614 Goodbye. 357 00:34:52,082 --> 00:34:54,686 - So long. - Goodbye, my boy. 358 00:34:55,217 --> 00:34:57,492 Well, goodbye, my father. 359 00:35:12,336 --> 00:35:14,569 Here is the first snow, my mother. 360 00:35:15,644 --> 00:35:16,818 Already? 361 00:36:09,372 --> 00:36:12,205 It makes no sense to leave the yard in winter. 362 00:36:12,372 --> 00:36:16,906 Nothing doing, boss. I decided to spend New Year's Eve in Peribonka. I'm going. 363 00:36:17,212 --> 00:36:21,860 If the men start taking vacations in the middle of work, might as well break camp. 364 00:36:22,153 --> 00:36:23,871 What's decided is decided. 365 00:36:23,971 --> 00:36:27,000 Makes no sense, with more than 8 feet of snow in the woods. 366 00:36:27,617 --> 00:36:30,049 Oh, I'm used to hardship. 367 00:36:30,211 --> 00:36:32,566 If the savages can get through, then so can I. 368 00:36:32,731 --> 00:36:33,880 - Oh yeah? - Yeah. 369 00:36:34,051 --> 00:36:36,905 The savages travel in groups, and with dogs. 370 00:36:37,105 --> 00:36:40,424 Is that so? I'll go down the Croche River first. 371 00:36:40,650 --> 00:36:42,959 And then the Ouiatchouaniche down to Roberval. 372 00:36:43,210 --> 00:36:46,839 If a northeaster starts blowing, you're bound to go adrift in the woods. 373 00:36:47,090 --> 00:36:49,843 - He's right. - Yes, yes. That's right. 374 00:36:50,010 --> 00:36:52,569 OK, goodbye everyone. 375 00:36:52,729 --> 00:36:55,926 - And Happy New Year. - GOODBYE, PARADIS! 376 00:36:57,204 --> 00:37:00,289 - It makes no sense, Fran�ois. - We'll see. 377 00:37:07,888 --> 00:37:12,268 - If the roads are as bad as last year... - We might not be able to go 378 00:37:12,368 --> 00:37:14,379 to midnight mass tomorrow. 379 00:37:23,287 --> 00:37:25,039 The roads are blocked. 380 00:37:25,207 --> 00:37:28,318 With all that snow these past 2 weeks, there's no hope. 381 00:37:38,966 --> 00:37:42,356 Is it true, my mother, that you always get what you wish for 382 00:37:42,526 --> 00:37:45,434 when you say 1000 Ave Marias on Christmas Eve? 383 00:37:45,534 --> 00:37:48,780 It's true. If you have something to wish for 384 00:37:49,250 --> 00:37:53,306 and you say 1000 proper Ave Marias before midnight on Christmas Eve... 385 00:37:53,717 --> 00:37:56,915 it's very rare that you don't get your wish. 386 00:38:02,739 --> 00:38:05,957 Oh, Chrysostom! It won't be easy. 387 00:39:11,400 --> 00:39:13,038 The roads are out. 388 00:39:13,138 --> 00:39:15,966 We won't be able to get through for several days. 389 00:39:16,066 --> 00:39:18,149 It must be bad in the woods. 390 00:39:32,639 --> 00:39:36,917 Is there anything more beautiful than midnight mass at Holy Heart of Mary? 391 00:39:37,379 --> 00:39:39,867 With Yvonne Boilly at the harmonium 392 00:39:40,067 --> 00:39:43,030 and Pacifique Simard who sings so beautifully? 393 00:39:43,198 --> 00:39:44,790 It's true, Laura. 394 00:39:44,890 --> 00:39:47,770 You would have had a happier life with another man. 395 00:39:47,970 --> 00:39:52,340 You would have stayed on good land... near the towns. 396 00:39:52,657 --> 00:39:54,065 No, Samuel. 397 00:40:04,277 --> 00:40:06,188 Would you like to be rocked? 398 00:40:06,762 --> 00:40:08,970 - Oh yes. - Come on then. 399 00:40:10,876 --> 00:40:13,310 - Shall we sing as well? - Oh yes. 400 00:40:13,476 --> 00:40:17,573 Good. Then sing with me "He Is Born, The Heav'nly Child. " 401 00:40:18,033 --> 00:40:22,507 HE IS BORN, THE HEAV'NLY CHILD 402 00:40:22,756 --> 00:40:27,192 OBOES PLAY, SET BAGPIPES SOUNDING 403 00:40:27,435 --> 00:40:31,906 HE IS BORN, THE HEAV'NLY CHILD 404 00:40:32,155 --> 00:40:35,989 LET ALL SING HIS NATIVITY 405 00:40:36,235 --> 00:40:39,243 'TIS 4000 YEARS AND MORE 406 00:40:40,994 --> 00:40:45,465 PROPHETS HAVE FORETOLD HIS COMING 407 00:40:45,714 --> 00:40:49,104 'Tis 4000 years and more 408 00:40:49,274 --> 00:40:53,426 Have we waited this happy hour 409 00:40:53,593 --> 00:40:56,585 HE IS BORN, THE HEAV'NLY CHILD 410 00:40:56,833 --> 00:41:01,224 OBOES PLAY, SET BAGPIPES SOUNDING 411 00:41:01,473 --> 00:41:04,863 HE IS BORN, THE HEAV'NLY CHILD... 412 00:41:06,304 --> 00:41:10,002 And now, "Fountain Clear!" That's a beautiful one. 413 00:41:10,102 --> 00:41:11,575 It's the most beautiful. 414 00:41:11,775 --> 00:41:16,206 At the fountain clear I lay down to rest 415 00:41:17,632 --> 00:41:21,794 I found the water so clear That I went in to bathe 416 00:41:22,775 --> 00:41:24,676 That's Fran�ois Paradis's song. 417 00:41:25,711 --> 00:41:30,191 I've loved you for so long Never will I forget you 418 00:41:32,151 --> 00:41:36,702 On the highest branch The nightingale was singing 419 00:41:36,871 --> 00:41:42,661 Sing, nightingale, sing Your heart is so happy 420 00:41:42,910 --> 00:41:45,629 I'VE LOVED YOU FOR SO LONG 421 00:41:45,870 --> 00:41:49,067 NEVER WILL I FORGET YOU 422 00:42:03,389 --> 00:42:05,744 Hail, Mary 423 00:42:07,349 --> 00:42:09,657 May he return in the spring. 424 00:42:56,105 --> 00:42:58,619 Here I am, Maria. 425 00:42:58,945 --> 00:43:01,450 Did you miss me? 426 00:43:01,688 --> 00:43:06,181 Your heart feels like laughing Mine feels like weeping 427 00:43:07,038 --> 00:43:08,692 ...(I lost my beloved) 428 00:43:08,693 --> 00:43:10,917 Here I am, Maria. (I lost my beloved) 429 00:43:13,239 --> 00:43:16,174 Did you miss me? (I've loved you for so long) 430 00:43:16,274 --> 00:43:19,099 Never will I forget you 431 00:44:19,380 --> 00:44:23,851 Virgin Mary, you know how much hardship one must endure living alone in the woods. 432 00:44:24,020 --> 00:44:28,483 You also know how my heart stops whenever I think about that little Maria. 433 00:45:18,096 --> 00:45:21,293 It's half past 11. People are getting ready. 434 00:45:29,615 --> 00:45:31,446 Are you feeling blue? 435 00:45:31,615 --> 00:45:34,925 No, no... No, that's not it. 436 00:46:18,772 --> 00:46:21,161 How far away we are... 437 00:46:27,091 --> 00:46:30,367 How beautiful it must be. It's midnight. 438 00:46:30,611 --> 00:46:33,585 Midnight, Christians 439 00:46:34,611 --> 00:46:37,712 It is the solemn hour 440 00:46:40,530 --> 00:46:43,203 When God as Man 441 00:46:43,370 --> 00:46:46,380 descended unto us 442 00:46:49,610 --> 00:46:53,085 To erase the original stain 443 00:46:57,689 --> 00:47:00,487 How far away we are... 444 00:47:26,007 --> 00:47:27,998 I'm done. 445 00:47:29,087 --> 00:47:32,901 Oh, please, may he return in the spring. 446 00:47:46,456 --> 00:47:49,497 I've come to wish you a Happy New Year. 447 00:47:49,926 --> 00:47:51,359 That's nice, Eutrope. 448 00:47:51,526 --> 00:47:53,005 A kiss, eh? 449 00:47:53,105 --> 00:47:55,725 The roads are better. We're off to eat at the priest's. 450 00:47:55,825 --> 00:47:59,283 Then we'll spend the evening with the Surprenant brothers. Are you coming along? 451 00:47:59,383 --> 00:48:01,682 Of course. I brought my sleigh with me. 452 00:48:01,845 --> 00:48:05,281 - You be good until we get back. - Of course, my mother. 453 00:48:08,525 --> 00:48:12,733 We would have been very sad to spend the holidays without seeing anyone. 454 00:48:14,604 --> 00:48:17,164 We'll have a good time in town. 455 00:48:22,644 --> 00:48:25,753 Happy New Year! Happy New Year! 456 00:48:35,803 --> 00:48:37,177 It looks like 457 00:48:37,363 --> 00:48:39,362 Fran�ois Paradis. 458 00:48:58,557 --> 00:49:01,061 - Are you bringing back someone dead? - Yes. 459 00:49:01,161 --> 00:49:03,391 Did you know Fran�ois Paradis? 460 00:49:03,641 --> 00:49:06,109 From Saint-Michel of Mistassini. 461 00:49:06,281 --> 00:49:08,208 Certainly. 462 00:49:08,641 --> 00:49:11,996 - He was a good man. - He left camp 463 00:49:12,240 --> 00:49:14,037 2 days before Christmas. 464 00:49:14,280 --> 00:49:17,311 He said he wanted to spend the holidays in town. 465 00:49:17,411 --> 00:49:20,452 But the northeaster must have caught him in the burnt lands. 466 00:49:20,552 --> 00:49:21,993 On Christmas Eve, 467 00:49:22,240 --> 00:49:25,224 a storm arose, and he must have gone adrift. 468 00:49:26,316 --> 00:49:28,229 I found his body 469 00:49:28,479 --> 00:49:30,318 near the Croche River. 470 00:49:30,940 --> 00:49:33,917 The wolves didn't give it any respect. 471 00:49:52,553 --> 00:49:55,183 He was a man, a real one. 472 00:49:56,077 --> 00:49:59,513 Strong and brave. Without malice. 473 00:49:59,677 --> 00:50:01,269 Of course. 474 00:50:01,437 --> 00:50:06,227 God had no cause to send him to his death ahead of anyone else. 475 00:50:06,477 --> 00:50:08,980 A boy like few nowadays. 476 00:50:09,397 --> 00:50:11,512 A man without peers. 477 00:50:11,796 --> 00:50:14,469 He was a special man when it came to work, 478 00:50:14,636 --> 00:50:17,992 afraid of nothing and helpful at that. 479 00:50:18,404 --> 00:50:21,401 Those who knew him had friendship for him. 480 00:50:21,716 --> 00:50:25,914 Laura, you said it. It's true, a man without peers. 481 00:50:26,155 --> 00:50:28,505 He had almost no family. 482 00:50:28,605 --> 00:50:31,929 So we'll have a mass or two said for him, eh, Laura? 483 00:50:32,029 --> 00:50:35,586 For sure. Three high masses, with singing. 484 00:50:36,115 --> 00:50:38,709 He was like other men, not perfect, 485 00:50:38,875 --> 00:50:41,384 but he lived a clean life. 486 00:50:41,674 --> 00:50:45,986 It was hard not to love him. God and the Holy Virgin will take pity on him. 487 00:50:48,718 --> 00:50:51,785 Then I push him very gently against the wall 488 00:50:51,954 --> 00:50:54,787 and I tell him, "My dear fellow, 489 00:50:54,954 --> 00:50:57,626 "I'll have you know we speak French here. 490 00:50:57,793 --> 00:51:01,502 "If it makes your ears bleed, the chariots aren't very far 491 00:51:01,673 --> 00:51:03,948 "and we're not holding you back. " 492 00:51:09,048 --> 00:51:11,044 Come on over here. 493 00:51:16,632 --> 00:51:19,383 There was such friendship between us. 494 00:51:20,552 --> 00:51:23,022 He was due back in the spring. 495 00:51:23,233 --> 00:51:26,185 He must have wanted to come back too soon. 496 00:51:27,391 --> 00:51:30,444 He must have fallen to his knees and then... 497 00:51:30,655 --> 00:51:32,581 the cold got him. 498 00:51:33,735 --> 00:51:36,812 And then... the snow piled up. 499 00:51:40,031 --> 00:51:44,275 If there was friendship between you, it's natural to feel some sorrow. 500 00:51:45,013 --> 00:51:47,623 But the two of you weren't engaged, since 501 00:51:47,723 --> 00:51:50,159 neither of you said anything to your parents. 502 00:51:50,259 --> 00:51:53,211 So, to feel sorry like this 503 00:51:54,773 --> 00:51:57,414 and to let yourself suffer over a boy, 504 00:51:57,514 --> 00:52:00,461 over a boy who after all was nothing to you... 505 00:52:00,629 --> 00:52:02,645 - Nothing? - It's unseemly. 506 00:52:03,152 --> 00:52:05,882 You can say masses and you can pray for him. 507 00:52:05,982 --> 00:52:08,706 He'll like that better than wailing. 508 00:52:08,806 --> 00:52:11,149 But to grieve without reason? 509 00:52:11,712 --> 00:52:13,720 God doesn't like that. 510 00:52:14,654 --> 00:52:18,620 A girl like you, nice to look at, in good health, who's also strong 511 00:52:18,788 --> 00:52:22,940 and knows how to keep house, well she must above all support her parents. 512 00:52:23,108 --> 00:52:26,941 And then she should get married and build a Christian family. 513 00:52:28,027 --> 00:52:31,940 So Maria, do you promise to stop torturing yourself like this? 514 00:52:32,107 --> 00:52:34,610 God knows what is good for us. 515 00:52:35,027 --> 00:52:39,225 We must not rebel and complain. Fran�ois Paradis is dead. 516 00:52:39,467 --> 00:52:41,616 We must pray for him. 517 00:52:44,780 --> 00:52:49,430 I of course will have no regret about praying for him. 518 00:52:50,546 --> 00:52:53,057 He will like that, where he is. 519 00:52:53,786 --> 00:52:55,787 That's right, Maria. 520 00:53:02,713 --> 00:53:05,848 And now, friends, let us say an Our Father and a Hail Mary 521 00:53:05,948 --> 00:53:08,378 for the one who went adrift in the woods. 522 00:53:11,509 --> 00:53:13,936 Yes! Yes! Yes! 523 00:53:14,270 --> 00:53:16,807 All right, very well then. 524 00:53:17,265 --> 00:53:18,908 Start the music. 525 00:53:20,498 --> 00:53:24,458 She was a young girl who wasn't yet fifteen 526 00:53:28,223 --> 00:53:31,772 She had fallen asleep under a white rosebush 527 00:53:31,943 --> 00:53:37,415 HER VEIL HITHER, HER VEIL THITHER HER VEIL FLEW, HER VEIL FLEW HIGH 528 00:53:37,583 --> 00:53:41,462 She had fallen asleep under a white rosebush 529 00:53:45,054 --> 00:53:49,333 You didn't expect this place to be like this, this kind of life... 530 00:53:49,502 --> 00:53:53,515 Not quite, no. Still, this is beautiful country. 531 00:53:53,862 --> 00:53:57,331 Ah, life is hard here. Life is hard. 532 00:53:57,501 --> 00:53:59,512 Yes, it's hard. 533 00:54:06,101 --> 00:54:08,092 This is Quebec. 534 00:54:12,260 --> 00:54:14,330 And this is Montreal. 535 00:54:17,780 --> 00:54:22,027 Every time I come back here, I wonder why people didn't leave a long time ago. 536 00:54:22,127 --> 00:54:25,615 Yes, to go live elsewhere, in some place less harsh. 537 00:54:25,780 --> 00:54:29,010 Are you saying this because of our tiny houses, Mr. Lorenzo? 538 00:54:29,179 --> 00:54:33,331 No, not just that. Everything. Summer is too short. Winter is too long. 539 00:54:33,499 --> 00:54:36,969 Don't say that. There's no better life than that of a homesteader 540 00:54:37,139 --> 00:54:41,098 who's in good health, and owns land, with no debts or boss. 541 00:54:41,259 --> 00:54:44,303 Life should be lived in less harsh places. 542 00:54:44,858 --> 00:54:49,056 Places where you can go out in the winter with no fear of dying. 543 00:54:50,018 --> 00:54:52,213 With no fear of dying... 544 00:55:10,857 --> 00:55:14,849 Tomorrow is Sunday. I would like very much to see you in the afternoon. 545 00:55:15,416 --> 00:55:18,374 - If that's what you want, Mr. Lorenzo. - It is. 546 00:55:39,975 --> 00:55:42,932 The first day I saw you, Maria just looking at you, 547 00:55:43,094 --> 00:55:47,485 I thought that not in Boston in the States, nor at Ottawa, 548 00:55:47,654 --> 00:55:50,043 had I seen a girl like you. 549 00:55:50,214 --> 00:55:53,604 Maria... Maria, I only came back because of you. 550 00:55:54,414 --> 00:55:56,848 Even though it's a long trip. 551 00:55:57,014 --> 00:55:59,732 To tell you what I had to tell you. 552 00:55:59,893 --> 00:56:02,541 And... to find out what you would answer. 553 00:56:02,641 --> 00:56:03,627 This is 554 00:56:03,727 --> 00:56:06,895 not a place for you, Maria. Life is too hard. Work, too. 555 00:56:06,995 --> 00:56:08,898 You die just to earn a living. 556 00:56:08,998 --> 00:56:12,927 You've always lived here. So you can't imagine what it's like elsewhere. 557 00:56:13,092 --> 00:56:14,835 You can't know. 558 00:56:14,935 --> 00:56:18,163 Streets with sidewalks as big as a room. 559 00:56:20,412 --> 00:56:22,370 Houses everywhere. 560 00:56:22,572 --> 00:56:25,342 And then... the electric chariots. 561 00:56:26,092 --> 00:56:28,685 The stores full of lights at night. 562 00:56:28,851 --> 00:56:32,371 And all the fun you can have, theaters, moving picture shows. 563 00:56:32,471 --> 00:56:36,824 You don't know, Maria, the moving picture shows, where you see all countries, 564 00:56:37,028 --> 00:56:40,385 countries where it's always sunny. It's because I love you, Maria. 565 00:56:41,331 --> 00:56:44,163 If you would marry me... If only you would, 566 00:56:44,330 --> 00:56:48,084 I would take you wonderful places. I earn enough for two. 567 00:56:48,330 --> 00:56:51,330 You don't need to say yes right away. 568 00:56:51,770 --> 00:56:53,761 I will come back, Maria. 569 00:56:54,359 --> 00:56:56,399 You will come back, Lorenzo? 570 00:57:24,328 --> 00:57:27,842 You know how much friendship I feel for you, Maria. 571 00:57:28,007 --> 00:57:30,227 I hadn't said anything to you before 572 00:57:30,327 --> 00:57:33,683 because I figured you liked Fran�ois Paradis the most. 573 00:57:33,783 --> 00:57:37,657 But since he's dead now, and that other boy from the city is after you, 574 00:57:37,757 --> 00:57:41,204 I told myself that I could try my luck too. 575 00:57:41,367 --> 00:57:44,367 Cities aren't made for people like us. 576 00:57:44,766 --> 00:57:46,947 The friendship I feel for you, Maria... 577 00:57:48,145 --> 00:57:50,566 Mr. Gagnon. My mother is very sick. 578 00:57:50,726 --> 00:57:54,162 It started up this morning in her kidneys. She couldn't even get out of bed. 579 00:57:54,326 --> 00:57:57,921 Do you still have those pills you ordered last year? 580 00:57:58,085 --> 00:57:59,756 - Pills? - Yes. 581 00:58:00,165 --> 00:58:01,678 Yes, Maria. 582 00:58:04,352 --> 00:58:06,500 It's good medicine, from the States. 583 00:58:06,600 --> 00:58:09,729 Thank you. If the roads weren't so bad, we'd have gone to the doctor. 584 00:58:09,829 --> 00:58:14,325 I'll come with you. I don't believe in doctors anyway. A bonesetter is better. 585 00:58:14,524 --> 00:58:17,498 - I'll fetch the one from St-F�licien. - Good, thanks. 586 00:58:33,690 --> 00:58:36,004 Dear God. Everything hurts. 587 00:58:36,309 --> 00:58:38,497 My head is burning. I'm going to die. 588 00:58:39,177 --> 00:58:41,296 You'll die when God wants you to die. 589 00:58:41,396 --> 00:58:44,957 And I don't think it's that time yet. What would he do with you? 590 00:58:45,122 --> 00:58:47,977 Paradise is full of old women. And we only have the one here. 591 00:58:48,077 --> 00:58:50,587 She can still be useful sometimes. 592 00:58:52,460 --> 00:58:56,616 - Go see how the roads are. I need to go fetch the doctor. - Yes, my father. 593 00:58:56,816 --> 00:59:01,056 Oh, what thirst. Maria, bring me some cool water. I'm dying of thirst. 594 00:59:01,156 --> 00:59:02,989 Yes, yes, my mother. Yes. 595 00:59:07,743 --> 00:59:11,113 - I'm going to fetch some water. - I'll come with you, Maria. 596 00:59:41,044 --> 00:59:44,169 - Maria, I'd like to tell you... - No, no, Eutrope. 597 00:59:44,718 --> 00:59:48,345 - Now is not the time for such talk. - Please, Maria... 598 00:59:52,798 --> 00:59:56,791 The road is cut off. My father won't be able to reach the main road. 599 01:00:03,077 --> 01:00:07,116 I would like so much to clear some land just for you, Maria. Some beautiful land. 600 01:00:07,357 --> 01:00:10,633 Some land where there is hardship all day long. 601 01:00:10,797 --> 01:00:13,311 That's how I wanted to make my life. 602 01:00:13,477 --> 01:00:15,451 But I didn't think of you, Laura. 603 01:00:15,551 --> 01:00:19,497 You could have lived like they do in the parishes, with fields around the house 604 01:00:19,597 --> 01:00:21,136 as far as the eye can see. 605 01:00:21,236 --> 01:00:24,505 The two of us, alone with our beautiful friendship... 606 01:00:24,605 --> 01:00:29,505 while waiting for children, who would love us... and who would help us. 607 01:00:29,898 --> 01:00:34,286 Here we are, along with our children, in a half-wild place, 608 01:00:34,486 --> 01:00:37,815 far from other houses and churches, and so close to the woods 609 01:00:37,915 --> 01:00:40,055 that we can hear the foxes yelp at night. 610 01:00:40,155 --> 01:00:43,673 With you... always so supportive, 611 01:00:44,497 --> 01:00:46,045 and of good cheer, 612 01:00:46,257 --> 01:00:49,366 we would arrive, without a single cross or mean word, 613 01:00:49,729 --> 01:00:52,136 to the end of our life. 614 01:00:52,474 --> 01:00:54,704 And we would have no regrets. 615 01:00:55,514 --> 01:00:56,687 Water... 616 01:00:56,992 --> 01:00:59,198 Ah, this is unbearable. 617 01:00:59,433 --> 01:01:03,354 Oh my God. Now I know for sure that I'm going to die. 618 01:01:03,633 --> 01:01:06,133 And it is my fault. My fault. Surely. 619 01:01:06,786 --> 01:01:09,435 No, Samuel. Don't have any regrets. 620 01:01:11,313 --> 01:01:13,065 Yes, it's my fault. 621 01:01:13,165 --> 01:01:16,747 We are here, watching you suffer, and we can do nothing. 622 01:01:17,826 --> 01:01:19,757 I can't tell you anything, Eutrope. 623 01:01:19,857 --> 01:01:21,942 Neither yes, nor no. Not now. 624 01:01:22,112 --> 01:01:25,621 I have promised nothing to no one. You must wait. 625 01:01:28,792 --> 01:01:32,493 I'll get through anyway and I'll bring him back, the doctor. 626 01:01:34,951 --> 01:01:37,928 Tomorrow, I'll be back with Mr. Massicot. 627 01:01:38,336 --> 01:01:41,342 - And he will heal you. - No, Samuel, no... 628 01:01:44,408 --> 01:01:47,866 Make sure your mother doesn't fuss too much and worsen her condition. 629 01:01:47,966 --> 01:01:49,970 I'll try to get to Peribonka. 630 01:01:50,070 --> 01:01:53,143 Maria, I told you my idea. I don't believe in doctors. 631 01:01:53,310 --> 01:01:56,222 I'll go fetch Tit'S�be, you know, the bonesetter. 632 01:01:56,390 --> 01:01:59,367 He didn't go to school, but he sure knows how to heal people. 633 01:01:59,467 --> 01:02:03,236 - Then I'll see you tomorrow. - Yes, thanks, see you. 634 01:02:04,469 --> 01:02:05,649 Giddyup! 635 01:02:27,948 --> 01:02:30,825 Go on! Charles-Eug�ne! 636 01:03:03,517 --> 01:03:07,575 That means by next spring, I'll have at least... 1000 bucks saved. 637 01:03:07,745 --> 01:03:09,750 Then I'll come back. 638 01:03:11,884 --> 01:03:15,253 We would make a fine life in the cities, without hardship. 639 01:03:16,494 --> 01:03:19,303 You don't need to say yes right away, Maria. 640 01:03:19,464 --> 01:03:21,189 I will come back. 641 01:03:24,434 --> 01:03:27,687 With you, always so supportive, 642 01:03:28,024 --> 01:03:29,403 and of good cheer, 643 01:03:29,503 --> 01:03:32,813 we would arrive, without a single cross or mean word, 644 01:03:32,983 --> 01:03:36,419 to the end of our life, and we would have no regrets. 645 01:03:37,574 --> 01:03:39,999 You mustn't make yourself sick like this, mother 646 01:03:40,099 --> 01:03:42,942 like people who have the means. 647 01:03:51,771 --> 01:03:54,356 It's a sure thing. I'm going to die. 648 01:03:57,222 --> 01:04:01,438 That doctor is a big simpleton who doesn't know what to do. 649 01:04:04,221 --> 01:04:07,418 She needs peace and quiet, without taking anything. 650 01:04:07,581 --> 01:04:09,572 I'll come back tomorrow. 651 01:04:14,101 --> 01:04:15,453 Hello. 652 01:04:15,940 --> 01:04:17,612 Hello, Samuel. 653 01:04:17,780 --> 01:04:19,179 Hello, sir. 654 01:04:23,700 --> 01:04:25,099 Well, well... 655 01:04:25,793 --> 01:04:27,496 Ah... good mother. 656 01:04:31,019 --> 01:04:32,213 - Is it there? - Yes? 657 01:04:32,379 --> 01:04:34,913 No, I won't hurt you. Don't move. 658 01:04:35,113 --> 01:04:37,313 Don't move. And here? 659 01:04:37,619 --> 01:04:41,658 That's odd... Don't move, good mother. 660 01:04:41,819 --> 01:04:44,253 No, no, no. I won't hurt you. 661 01:04:45,196 --> 01:04:47,650 I won't hurt you. 662 01:04:52,298 --> 01:04:53,287 Ah... yes. 663 01:04:56,098 --> 01:04:58,596 Ah, there's nothing I can do. 664 01:04:58,858 --> 01:05:02,818 The sickness is inside the body, a sickness I don't know. 665 01:05:02,918 --> 01:05:06,424 I could put some black flies to draw out the blood. 666 01:05:06,630 --> 01:05:08,550 It would make her feel better for a while. 667 01:05:08,650 --> 01:05:12,400 I could give her a potion made with beaver kidneys, but... 668 01:05:12,950 --> 01:05:16,971 that wouldn't heal her. Not the black flies, nor the potion. 669 01:05:17,867 --> 01:05:21,390 Ah well... if God wishes, she is going to die. 670 01:05:27,771 --> 01:05:29,890 See you tomorrow. I'll take your sleigh. 671 01:05:45,047 --> 01:05:48,839 My God, you gave me the gift of healing broken bones. 672 01:05:50,171 --> 01:05:52,234 But not the gift of healing 673 01:05:52,334 --> 01:05:53,562 ills like this. 674 01:05:53,814 --> 01:05:56,612 So I'm forced to let this poor woman die. 675 01:06:08,573 --> 01:06:10,887 The doctor is back. 676 01:06:16,252 --> 01:06:17,241 Welcome 677 01:06:17,492 --> 01:06:19,001 father. 678 01:06:21,554 --> 01:06:24,152 The doctor told me he couldn't do anything, 679 01:06:24,252 --> 01:06:25,739 so I came. 680 01:06:55,610 --> 01:06:57,919 Even you are here, Nazaire. 681 01:06:58,090 --> 01:07:02,681 Did you come to visit like when I was a young girl and lived in Saint-Prime? 682 01:07:02,929 --> 01:07:06,126 You used to make me laugh, you handsome devil. 683 01:07:06,226 --> 01:07:09,076 You used to sing... Do you remember? 684 01:07:12,689 --> 01:07:14,682 Sing it, Nazaire... 685 01:07:15,807 --> 01:07:16,923 Sing! 686 01:07:20,168 --> 01:07:23,638 Won't it be fun Won't it be fun 687 01:07:29,339 --> 01:07:32,109 Well! But it's Ab�lard Perron. 688 01:07:33,486 --> 01:07:35,316 And Cl�ophas Pesant. 689 01:07:35,847 --> 01:07:39,362 And Louise Tremblay. And Wilfrid Bouchard. 690 01:07:39,690 --> 01:07:42,105 You've really all come tonight. 691 01:07:42,205 --> 01:07:44,293 What a lovely party. 692 01:07:44,527 --> 01:07:47,717 Sing, Nazaire Larouche. Sing for me... 693 01:07:48,246 --> 01:07:50,476 "Marianne At The Mill" 694 01:07:50,646 --> 01:07:55,182 Marianne went to the mill Marianne went to the mill 695 01:07:56,206 --> 01:08:00,743 To have her grain ground up To have her grain ground up 696 01:08:12,565 --> 01:08:15,739 In all the counties There are girls and boys 697 01:08:15,839 --> 01:08:19,232 Who want to marry It's the honest truth 698 01:08:19,432 --> 01:08:23,040 GOOD NIGHT, MY FRIENDS, GOOD NIGHT GOOD NIGHT, MY FRIENDS, GOOD NIGHT 699 01:08:23,204 --> 01:08:27,482 GOOD NIGHT, MY FRIENDS, GOOD NIGHT, MY FRIENDS, GOOD NIGHT 700 01:08:27,724 --> 01:08:31,682 If we are so good together 701 01:08:31,843 --> 01:08:35,597 If we are so good together 702 01:08:35,843 --> 01:08:38,837 Should we ever part? 703 01:08:42,483 --> 01:08:45,316 GOOD NIGHT, MY FRIENDS, GOOD NIGHT 704 01:08:45,483 --> 01:08:49,810 GOOD NIGHT, MY FRIENDS, GOOD NIGHT, MY FRIENDS, GOOD NIGHT 705 01:08:50,291 --> 01:08:52,796 GOODBYE. 706 01:08:55,922 --> 01:08:59,930 Winter is over. Spring is here. I hear the falls. 707 01:09:08,161 --> 01:09:10,675 - It's over. - It's a great loss. 708 01:09:11,007 --> 01:09:13,309 You were well wived, Samuel. 709 01:09:13,761 --> 01:09:16,261 No one can say the contrary. 710 01:09:18,040 --> 01:09:20,743 Your mother was a good woman, Maria. 711 01:09:20,944 --> 01:09:23,032 A woman without peers. 712 01:10:09,366 --> 01:10:11,587 Come on, Charles-Eug�ne! 713 01:10:37,983 --> 01:10:40,200 And I see some here who despair, 714 01:10:40,300 --> 01:10:42,664 and who are ready to curse the Lord. 715 01:10:42,835 --> 01:10:46,128 They have lived all year long in a lonely place. 716 01:10:46,228 --> 01:10:48,989 They have suffered and they have slaved away. 717 01:10:49,154 --> 01:10:52,060 And now, they tell themselves, "Why?" 718 01:10:52,544 --> 01:10:55,280 "Why stay here since this country is so harsh?" 719 01:10:55,514 --> 01:10:59,417 Let them listen to the voice of the land of Quebec speaking to them. 720 01:10:59,703 --> 01:11:04,747 It tells them, We came here 300 years ago. 721 01:11:04,913 --> 01:11:08,834 We came from France and we stayed. 722 01:11:09,593 --> 01:11:13,950 We have forgotten nothing. Not our prayers, nor our songs. 723 01:11:24,952 --> 01:11:27,750 Around us, others also came. 724 01:11:27,912 --> 01:11:29,584 Strangers. 725 01:11:29,752 --> 01:11:32,756 But in the land of Quebec, nothing has changed. 726 01:11:33,351 --> 01:11:36,533 And nothing will change. For we bear witness. 727 01:11:37,191 --> 01:11:38,679 Others came. 728 01:11:38,779 --> 01:11:41,746 They seized power, they had money. 729 01:11:41,946 --> 01:11:44,531 But we, we have abided. 730 01:11:45,288 --> 01:11:49,491 So that centuries from now, the world will turn towards us and say, 731 01:11:50,776 --> 01:11:54,780 "Those people are of a breed that doesn't know how to die. " 732 01:11:55,230 --> 01:11:56,948 This is why we must 733 01:11:57,190 --> 01:11:59,745 stay in the province where our fathers stayed. 734 01:11:59,845 --> 01:12:03,009 and live as they lived, to obey the silent commandment 735 01:12:03,109 --> 01:12:04,889 that formed in their hearts 736 01:12:05,734 --> 01:12:07,648 and passed into ours. 737 01:12:07,748 --> 01:12:11,056 We in turn must pass it on to many children: 738 01:12:11,989 --> 01:12:15,026 In the land of Quebec, nothing must die 739 01:12:15,189 --> 01:12:17,391 and nothing must change. 740 01:12:24,898 --> 01:12:27,166 - You're leaving, Mr. Lorenzo? - Yes, Mr. Chapdelaine. 741 01:12:27,266 --> 01:12:29,568 I'm going back to the city, and the factory tomorrow. 742 01:12:29,668 --> 01:12:32,704 - Goodbye, and good luck. - Thank you, Mr. Chapdelaine. 743 01:12:32,867 --> 01:12:34,346 Goodbye, Miss Maria. 744 01:12:34,507 --> 01:12:37,021 Everything is ready, Mr. Chapdelaine. 745 01:12:37,187 --> 01:12:39,697 I will never forget you, Maria. 746 01:12:43,047 --> 01:12:46,337 - Are you still thinking of leaving for the city, Maria? - No, Eutrope. 747 01:12:46,437 --> 01:12:50,260 - We must hurry, Maria. The children are alone at home. - Yes, my father. 748 01:12:50,823 --> 01:12:52,396 Goodbye, Eutrope. 749 01:12:53,296 --> 01:12:57,499 - Will you come visit some evening? - Yes, Maria. I'm so alone. 750 01:12:57,906 --> 01:12:59,976 We will talk, then. 751 01:13:00,146 --> 01:13:03,150 And... if you still want to, well... 752 01:13:03,665 --> 01:13:05,621 the spring after next, 753 01:13:05,785 --> 01:13:09,187 when the men come back from the woods for sowing season, 754 01:13:09,387 --> 01:13:11,700 I will marry you.