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Donalda is extremely unhappy living with Séraphin, as his miserly lifestyle is often at the expense of her personal well-being. This includes refusing to father children, and severely rationing meals. Donalda becomes very sick with a pneumonia-like illness.
Donalda is extremely unhappy living with Séraphin, as his miserly lifestyle is often at the expense of her personal well-being. This includes refusing to father children, and severely rationing meals. Donalda becomes very sick with a pneumonia-like illness.
Donalda: I assure you that I feel lost, don’t let go of my arm, Julia. Julia: But you don’t need to be afraid. Donalda: Where are we going? Julia: Well we’re going here to the theater. Donalda: I don’t really like that, Julia… Julia: Come, come, it will change your mind. It’s me who will pay, no, no, let me do, it makes me happy ...
Pierre Lebeau did an amazing job as Séraphin, we hate this man to the point that we want him to die, so Alexis and Donalda can live their beautiful love story. There's no cliché in this movie. Unlike in «Les dangereux», we did not wanted to do exactly like the american movies, we wanted to create a believable 1890 period of time which would represents the French-Canadians.
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Claude-Henri Grignonpublished his tale of rural mores in 1933, little imagining that his work would achieve such phenomenal success and that his main character’s name, Séraphin, would become synonymous with a despicable miser in the Québec vernacular. Meant as a satirical tract on money, Un homme et son péchéwas written in under three months and fi...
Claude-Henri Grignon adapted his novel for radio in 1939. The first few instalments of the radio serial were enough to win over listeners, who quickly became attached to its cast of characters, especially Donalda (played by Estelle Maufette), the wife of Séraphin (Hector Charland). The show aired on Radio-Canada from 1939 to 1962 (see French-Langua...
Grignon’s novel was awarded the prestigious Prix David in 1935. The first feature film based on the book received an Honourable Mention at the inaugural Canadian Film Awards in 1949 and screened at the Venice Film Festival. More recently, Binamé’s film collected a slew of honours. It picked up the Billet d'or (Golden Ticket) as well as the awards f...
Donalda is extremely unhappy living with Séraphin, as his miserly lifestyle is often at the expense of her personal well-being. This includes refusing to father children, and severely rationing meals. Donalda becomes very sick with a pneumonia-like illness.
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Nov 29, 2002 · The story takes place during the colonization of the Laurentian region in Quebec towards the end of the 19th century (approx. 1885-90), near Sainte-Adèle. An unscrupulous man, Séraphin Poudrier, dominates the small community using his wealth. Mayor of the village, he will marry Donalda Laloge, after her father, unable to repay his debt, gives her to him in marriage. Donalda, a gentle and ...
