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Marie's Story

French film

Marie's Story

Film poster

Directed byJean-Pierre Améris
Written byJean-Pierre Améris
Philippe Blasband
Produced byDenis Carot
Sophie Révil
StarringIsabelle Carré
Ariana Rivoire
CinematographyVirginie Saint-Martin
Edited byAnne Souriau
Music bySonia Wieder-Atherton

Production
companies

Escazal Films
France 3 Cinéma
Rhône-Alpes Cinéma

Distributed byDiaphana Films

Release dates

  • 10&#;August&#;&#;() (Locarno)
  • 12&#;November&#;&#;() (France)

Running time

95 minutes
CountryFrance
LanguagesFrench
French Sign Language
Budget€ million[1]

Marie's Story (French: Marie Heurtin) is a French biographical film directed by Jean-Pierre Améris and written by Améris and Philippe Blasband.

It is based on the true story of Marie Heurtin (–), a girl who was born deafblind in late 19th century France. The film won the Variety Piazza Grande Award at the 67th Locarno International Film Festival.[2][3]

Story

In , Marie Heurtin, the daughter of a humble artisan and his wife, is born deaf and blind and unable to communicate with the world around her.

Laure duthilleul sophie marceau biography Skip to Main Content. Marie's Story as Madame Heurtin. This second film, although a little less popular than the first, confirmed her talent as an actress and her ability to carry a film. Highest-Rated Movies.

Desperate to find a connection with Marie and avoid sending her to an asylum, the Heurtins send her to the Larnay Institute in central France, where an order of Catholic nuns manage a school for deaf girls. There, the idealistic Sister Marguerite sees in Marie a unique potential and, despite her Mother Superior's skepticism, vows to bring the wild girl out of the darkness into which she was born.

Background

Marie's Story is based on the true story of Marie Heurtin, who continued her education at the institute and lived there until her death at the age of

Cast

  • Ariana Rivoire as Marie Heurtin
  • Isabelle Carré as Sister Marguerite
  • Brigitte Catillon as Mother Superior
  • Noémie Churlet as Sister Raphaëlle
  • Gilles Treton as Monsieur Heurtin
  • Laure Duthilleul as Madame Heurtin
  • Martine Gautier as Sister Véronique
  • Patricia Legrand as Sister Joseph
  • Sonia Laroze as Sister Elisabeth
  • Valérie Leroux as Sister Blandine
  • Fany Buy as Sister Marthe
  • Noémie Bianco as Sister Anne
  • Eline De Lorenzi as Sister Clothilde
  • Tiphaine Rabaud Fournier as Sister Marie-Ange

Production

Shooting for the filming took place in Ain – including Montluel and Hauteville-Lompnes – as well as in Isère.[4]

See also

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