Cordélia
Encyclopedia
Cordélia is a 1980 Canadian French language
film
based on the book La lampe dans la fenêtre by Pauline Cadieux. It was directed
and written
by Jean Beaudin.
in the 1890s, a woman (Viau) whose husband is away invites men into her home. This action offends the conservative
villagers. One of the men who was invited in is found dead and the woman is suspected and judged for her immoral
act rather than the crime
of murder
she may have committed.
French language
French is a Romance language spoken as a first language in France, the Romandy region in Switzerland, Wallonia and Brussels in Belgium, Monaco, the regions of Quebec and Acadia in Canada, and by various communities elsewhere. Second-language speakers of French are distributed throughout many parts...
film
Film
A film, also called a movie or motion picture, is a series of still or moving images. It is produced by recording photographic images with cameras, or by creating images using animation techniques or visual effects...
based on the book La lampe dans la fenêtre by Pauline Cadieux. It was directed
Film director
A film director is a person who directs the actors and film crew in filmmaking. They control a film's artistic and dramatic nathan roach, while guiding the technical crew and actors.-Responsibilities:...
and written
Screenwriter
Screenwriters or scriptwriters or scenario writers are people who write/create the short or feature-length screenplays from which mass media such as films, television programs, Comics or video games are based.-Profession:...
by Jean Beaudin.
Plot
Set in a villageVillage
A village is a clustered human settlement or community, larger than a hamlet with the population ranging from a few hundred to a few thousand , Though often located in rural areas, the term urban village is also applied to certain urban neighbourhoods, such as the West Village in Manhattan, New...
in the 1890s, a woman (Viau) whose husband is away invites men into her home. This action offends the conservative
Conservatism
Conservatism is a political and social philosophy that promotes the maintenance of traditional institutions and supports, at the most, minimal and gradual change in society. Some conservatives seek to preserve things as they are, emphasizing stability and continuity, while others oppose modernism...
villagers. One of the men who was invited in is found dead and the woman is suspected and judged for her immoral
Morality
Morality is the differentiation among intentions, decisions, and actions between those that are good and bad . A moral code is a system of morality and a moral is any one practice or teaching within a moral code...
act rather than the crime
Crime
Crime is the breach of rules or laws for which some governing authority can ultimately prescribe a conviction...
of murder
Murder
Murder is the unlawful killing, with malice aforethought, of another human being, and generally this state of mind distinguishes murder from other forms of unlawful homicide...
she may have committed.
Cast
- Louise PortalLouise PortalLouise Portal is a Canadian actress, film director, singer and writer. She won the Genie Award for Best Supporting Actress for her role in the film The Decline of the American Empire, and was a nominee for Best Actress for Sous-sol.Her other film roles have included Séraphin: un homme et son...
.... Cordelia Viau - Gaston Lepage .... Samuel Paslow
- Raymond Cloutier .... Me Jos Fortier
- Gilbert SicotteGilbert SicotteGilbert Sicotte is a Canadian actor. He has been nominated three times for a Genie Award. His first two nominations were in the category of Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role for his performances in Cap Tourmente and Les Pots Cassés. He is currently nominated for Best Actor in a...
.... Me Jean-Dominique Leduc - James BlendickJames BlendickJames Blendick is a character actor, born in 1941, perhaps best known for his 15-year long association with the Stratford Festival.-Career:Among the productions in which he has performed leads are Much Ado About Nothing, The Cherry Orchard, Waiting For Godot, Juno and the Paycock, Coriolanus,...
.... Bourreau Radcliff - Pierre Gobeil .... Isidore Poirier
- Marcel Sabourin .... Sheriff Lapointe
- Rolland Bédard .... Tournecle Groulx
- Claude Gauthier .... Cure Pineau
- Jean-Pierre Masson.... Hotelier Lacombe
- Lionel Villeneuve .... M. Bouvrette
- Jean DuceppeJean DuceppeJean Hotte-Duceppe, CQ was a stage and television actor from Montreal, Quebec. He founded the Compagnie de théâtre Jean Duceppe in 1973....
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