Madwoman of God

Madwoman of God

2008•1h 17m

HistoryDocumentary

This feature-length film tells the story of the passion between Marie de l’Incarnation, a mid-seventeenth-century nun and God, her "divine spouse." Fusing documentary and acting by Marie Tifo, whom we follow as she rehearses for this demanding role, the film paints an astonishing portrait of this mystic who abandoned her son and left France to build a convent in Canada, where she became the first female writer in New France.

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Production

ONF | NFB

Language

FR

Status

Released

Release Date

Cast

Marie Tifo

Marie Tifo

Lorraine Pintal

Lorraine Pintal

Dominique Deslandres

Gabrielle Noëlle

Aline Apostolska

Bernard Keating

Marguerite Chénard

François Vincentelli

François Vincentelli

Jacques Lacoursière

Louise Courville

Marie-Lise Chouinard

Marie-Lise Chouinard

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