Maria Chapdelaine, a 16-year-old pioneer, lives with her family in rural Québec, clearing land near the Péribonka River in early 1900.

Maria Chapdelaine
In this romantic drama, a young pioneer girl living in 19th-century Québec finds herself torn between three suitors, each representing a different path in life: a free-spirited wilderness explorer, a sophisticated city dweller, and a hardworking neighbor building a new life on his own farm.