Madwoman of God
2008
1 h 16 min
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This feature-length film tells the story of the passion between Marie de l’Incarnation, a mid-seventeenth-century nun and God, her "divine spouse." Fusing documentary and acting by Marie Tifo, whom we follow as she rehearses for this demanding role, the film paints an astonishing portrait of this mystic who abandoned her son and left France to build a convent in Canada, where she became the first female writer in New France.
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This feature-length film tells the story of the passion between Marie de l’Incarnation, a mid-seventeenth-century nun and God, her "divine spouse." Fusing documentary and acting by Marie Tifo, whom we follow as she rehearses for this demanding role, the film paints an astonishing portrait of this mystic who abandoned her son and left France to build a convent in Canada, where she became the first female writer in New France.
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castMarie TifoLorraine PintalDominique DeslandresGabrielle, Soeur NoëlleAline ApostolskaBernard KeatingMarguerite, Soeur ChénardFrançois VincentJacques LacoursièreLouise CourvilleMarie Chouinard
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researchJean-Daniel Lafond
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research assistantMylène Béliveau
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writerJean-Daniel Lafond
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directorJean-Daniel Lafond
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producerJean-Daniel LafondJohanne BergeronYves Bisaillon
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editorBabalou Hamelin
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director of photographyMichel La Veaux
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camera assistantPhilippe ArsenaultUgo BrochuFrançois Gamache
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lightingSteve Renaud
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location soundMarcel ChouinardNormand LapierrePierre Bouchard
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sound designStéphane Larivière
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sound design assistantGuillaume DaoustSylvain Richard
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music designLouise Courville
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music - performanceLouise CourvilleLyne LavigueurIsabelle Marchand
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makeupBrigitte Bilodeau
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set decoratorClaude Gasser
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production managerYannick Savard
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assistant production managerJacinthe LauzierDoris Lapierre
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location photographerMichel La VeauxYan Turcotte
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production assistantPhilippe David GagnéDavid GiassonJean-Sébastien LambertCatherine LavoieRaymond MarandaAndré Ouellet
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driverChristian Laberge
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digital editingPhyllis LewisPierre DupontMartine Forget
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online editorDenis Pilon
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translationFred ReedChristine York
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subtitlesChristine York
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titlesGaspard Gaudreau
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foleyLise Wedlock
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foley recordingLuc Léger
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music recordingLuc LégerSylvain Cajelais
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voice recordingAudio Postproduction SPR Inc.Geoffrey Mitchell
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re-recordingSerge Boivin
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marketing officerJulie ArseneaultJenny Thibault
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marketing officer - assistanceSolen Labrie Trépanier
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administrationDenise DesLauriersJohanne Dubuc
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administrative teamMirabelle BélangerDominique BrunetLise Lévesque
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production coordinatorHélène Regimbal
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technical coordinatorJean-François Laprise
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associate producerMaryse Chapdelaine
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executive producerYves Bisaillon
Education
Ages 15 to 17
Arts Education - Drama
Ethics and Religious Culture - Religious Diversity/Heritage
Family Studies/Home Economics - Feminism
History and Citizenship Education - Society in New France (1608-1760)
How
was Marie de l’Incarnation different from her religious contemporaries,
especially in her attitudes toward Native people? The actress who plays the
role of Marie de l’Incarnation consults a number of people to help her:
historians, a singer, a dancer, and so on. Does this help us better understand
history? Have students pick a historical figure and attempt to “decode” that
person from a physical and emotional perspective.
