Marie Heurtin (2014)
Directed by Jean-Pierre Améris
Drama
Marie Heurtin (2014)
Film Synopsis
France, towards the end of the 19th century. Born deaf and dumb, 14-year-old Marie Heurtin lives in a bubble, unable to communicate with the rest of the world. Despite the advice of a doctor, who judges Marie to be retarded, her father, a modest craftsman, cannot bring himself to have her committed to an asylum. In the end, Marie's father is driven to place his daughter with the Larnay Institute near Poitiers, where young deaf girls are cared for by nuns. Ignoring the scepticism of her mother superior, Sister Marguerite, a young nun, devotes herself to taming the wild child placed in her care. With her help, Marie will finally be able to emerge from the solitary night in which she has lived all her life...© James Travers
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Film Credits
- Director: Jean-Pierre Améris
- Cinematographer: Virginie Saint-Martin
- Cast: Isabelle Carré (Sister Marguerite), Brigitte Catillon (Mère Supérieure), Patricia Legrand (Sister Joseph), Christophe Tourrette (Le curé de Mazière), Martine Gautier (Sister Véronique), Ariana Rivoire (Marie), Sonia Laroze (Sister Elisabeth)
- Country: France
- Language: French
- Support: Color
- Runtime: 98 min
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