Nouvelle France is a Canadian – French – English film directed by Jean Beaudin, released in 2004 .
The story is very freely inspired by a news item that occurred in 1763 in the early years of the British military occupation , the La Corriveau affair .
Synopsis
In the middle of the xviii th century when the French and the English are fighting for control of Canada , a farmer and trapper have an epic relationship.
Technical sheet
Recording session of the film’s music in Prague in June 2004
- Title: Nouvelle-France
- Director: Jean Beaudin
- Production: Melenny Productions
- Music: Patrick Doyle
- Duration: 145 minutes
- Release dates: (Canada), (La France)
Distribution
- Alexander Bisping : Major Goodwin
- Gérard Depardieu : Curé Blondeau
- Philippe Dormoy : Voltaire
- Bianca Gervais : Acoona
- Noémie Godin-Vigneau : Marie-Loup Carignan
- Juliette Gosselin : Young France Carignan
- Sébastien Huberdeau : Xavier Maillard
- Jason Isaacs : General James Wolfe
- Irene Jacob : Angelique of Roquebrune
- Vincent Pérez : The Intendant Le Bigot
- Colm Meany : Benjamin Franklin
- David The Hague : François le Gardeur
- Pierre Lebeau : Joseph Carignan
- Tim Roth : William Pitt