The Annunciation of Marie

Overview

During the Crusades, Vercors betroths his beautiful daughter Violaine to Jacques. She cannot marry Jacques because she has contracted leprosy, so Jacques marries her younger sister Mara. Jacques and Mara's first child dies soon after its birth, and Mara begs Violaine to return from seclusion to restore the child to life.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

December 18, 1991

Original language

French

Spoken languages

French

Countries

Canada, France

Production

Téléfilm Canada,La Sept Cinéma,PROCIREP,Ministère de la culture,Conseil Général de l'Aisne,Conseil Régional de Picardie,Pax Film International,Productions Desmichelles,Sofica Lumière

Cast

Roberto Benavente,Christelle Challab,Alain Cuny,Ulrika Jonsson,Jean Des Ligneris,Cécile Potot,Kent MacKenzie,Samuel Tetreault,Martin L. Evans

Director

Alain Cuny

Writer

Alain Cuny,Paul Claudel

Producer

Hugues Desmichelle,Frédéric Robbes,Jean-Marc Félio,Mychel Arsenault

Cinematography

Julien Hirsch,Caroline Champetier

Music

François-Bernard Mâche

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

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