The Death of a Lumberjack

The Death of a Lumberjack

115 mins | Drama | Jan. 25, 1973

This meditative French-Canadian film tells the story of a young woman's search for the father she has never known. Marie Chapdelaine (Carole Laure) grew up in a remote area of Quebec without ever knowing her father, a lumberjack. She moves to Montreal, settles in there with a job as a topless dancer and begins her search for him. Eventually, with the help of his former mistress, they find the lumber camp he was working in, only to discover that he was killed in a labor dispute.

The Death of a Lumberjack

115 mins | Drama | Jan. 25, 1973

The Death of a Lumberjack
This meditative French-Canadian film tells the story of a young woman's search for the father she has never known. Marie Chapdelaine (Carole Laure) grew up in a remote area of Quebec without ever knowing her father, a lumberjack. She moves to Montreal, settles in there with a job as a topless dancer and begins her search for him. Eventually, with the help of his former mistress, they find the lumber camp he was working in, only to discover that he was killed in a labor dispute.
IMDb rating 7.3
Producers Cinévision
Original title La mort d'un bûcheron
Directors Gilles Carle
Writers Arthur Lamothe, Gilles Carle

Cast

Carole Laure

as Marie Chapdeleine

Willie Lamothe

as Armand St. Amour

Daniel Pilon

as François Paradis

Pauline Julien

as Charlotte Juillet

Marcel Sabourin

as Ti-Noir L'Esperance

Denise Filiatrault

as Blanche Bellefeuille

Roger Le Bel

as Paper employee union archivist