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New France

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During the battle for New France, a man (David La Haye) falls in love with a young widow (Noémie Godin-Vigneau) suspected of witchcraft.
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John Terauds Toronto Star 10/21/2005
1/4
History is long, life is short. It's certainly too short for the sort of overblown, melodramatic, pseudo-epic filmmaking Quebec's Jean Beaudin tried to foist on Francophone audiences two years ago. Go to Full Review
David Gilmour Globe and Mail 10/21/2005
1.5/4
Feels like a French Romantic novel shot without a trace of irony. Go to Full Review
Lisa Nesselson Variety 10/18/2005
Fans the flames of passion, undoused by time or clunky exposition. Go to Full Review
Christopher Null Filmcritic.com 10/26/2006
2/5
you'll be dying for Celine Dion's inevitable closing number to take you away from it all. God, never thought I'd say that. Go to Full Review
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Sherri G Oct 22 A classic romance between man and woman only to be eclipsed by the love between a mother and child! See more Joshua C. @VeinNoir Sep 30 No historic value. Drawn out romance film. Cheesy af See more Kate R 09/29/2024 There is very little historical value at all in this slow yawning romance. Forced myself to finish it from about halfway, and regretted it. The set was way too contrived to take it seriously. Overacted with a vapid plot. See more Kendall S 07/27/2023 The acting was wonderfully over-the-top and mostly enjoyable. But the plot was not only thin and the politics simplistic, the denouement was unnecessarily cruel on the audience. [Spoiler alert] Did they really think the British government would punish a child that was defending herself from an attacker? It's preposterous. And why did we get no warning that Xavier was a pedophile? Talk about a stupid twist. Didn't that mean that the mother was partly to blame for bringing him into the home? It was just all so stupid. See more 08/16/2021 This film is not "Gettysburg": Not at all! It's not a classical War Story: Is a true Love Story ! Not an erotic or passional Love Story between a Man and a Woman (certainly it is ...) but a compelling and moving Maternal Love Story: A Mother and a Daughter tight together by a "fatal" Destiny... NO SPOILERS! That said, if you want to learn an important piece of Canadian History in accurate details this is not your cup of tea. But I recommend it to you if you like to be "touched" by deep feelings and emotions, very well directed and filmed in breath-taking scenery by Director Baudin, and performed by an Empathetic Cast, bad Guys included: Great Noèmie Godin Vigneau, and the young Juliette Gosselin above all: But everybody are more than good impersonating their characters! (P.s.- I don't want to mention Mr. Depardieu: since 30 years he's just always playing himself and his nose...) See more 04/17/2020 MASTERFUL and BEAUTIFUL. Like a dance with all the right moves. SEE IT. See more Read all reviews
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Synopsis During the battle for New France, a man (David La Haye) falls in love with a young widow (Noémie Godin-Vigneau) suspected of witchcraft.
Director
Jean Beaudin
Screenwriter
Pierre Billon
Production Co
Melenny Productions
Rating
PG-13 (Sexual Content|Violence)
Genre
History, Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date (Streaming)
May 6, 2014
Runtime
2h 23m
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