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 submissive woman who was promised to the handsome Alexis Labranche, rather, he will live his life according to the wishes of this petty and contemptuous miser, but will never let his situation get him down.
Directed by Charles Binamé
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Cast
Pierre Lebeau
Séraphin Poudrier
Karine Vanasse
Donalda Laloge
Roy Dupuis
Alexis Labranche
Rémy Girard
Père Laloge
Robert Brouillette
Bidou Laloge
Céline Bonnier
Nanette
Benoît Brière
Jambe de Bois
Yves Jacques
Notaire Le Potiron
Anne-Marie Cadieux
Olympe Le Potiron
Pierrette Robitaille
Mme Malterre
Julien Poulin
Père Ovide
Normand Chouinard
Curé Raudin
Louise Portal
Delphine Lacoste
Marie Tifo
Délima Greenwood
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