剧情介绍
萨穆埃尔·戛德莱纳一家搬到人烟稀少、交通不便的魁北克北部开垦荒地，萨穆埃尔的大女儿玛丽娅是母亲的好帮手，一直帮助母亲料理家务，照顾弟弟和妹妹。邻居欧特洛普爱着美丽的玛丽娅，鼓起勇气向她求婚，但玛丽娅并不喜欢他。玛丽娅同年轻英俊的弗朗索瓦一见钟情，为了攒到足够结婚的钱，弗朗索瓦告别玛丽娅，到林场去工作。美国富商罗朗索也倾心于玛丽娅，他向玛丽娅求婚，并向她许诺，会让她过上舒适的生活。在这种诱惑下，玛丽娅犹豫了。圣诞节前下起了暴风雪，从林场冒雪归来试图与玛丽娅团聚的弗朗索瓦雪原中迷了路，最终被冻死。这时玛丽娅的母亲也因病去世，萨穆埃尔对女儿讲叙了她母亲勤劳而坚强的一生，受到感动的玛丽娅放弃了去美国追求荣华富贵的念头，她接受了欧特洛普的求婚，同家人呆在了一起。
A young woman, living with her parents and siblings on a remote farm in harsh, picturesque northern Québec, has three suitors: a steady and unimaginative farmer, Eutrope, the Americanized and wealthy Lorenzo, who has sought his fortune in Boston, and François Paradis, a rough and virile logger who captures her heart despite the warnings of her parents and the village priest. For a year, marked by seasonal change in an atmosphere charged with the strangeness of Indians and the demons of the woods, we see Maria at work and prayer, struggling with decisions, choosing to stay in Canada, in love with François, seeking to change his rough behaviors, and dealing with extraordinary loss.
1987.06.22加拿大电影回顾展