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This historical drama with music examines the life and times of Émile Nelligan, one of the major Canadian poets of the 19th century who struggled through a difficult childhood with the help of his loving mother, only to see his career cut short by tragic circumstances.
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Audiences 62GoodWatch 50
IMDb6.2
Running time
1 h 44 min
A typical length for dramas, −5 min on the typical 109
typical 109104Half of all dramas run 98–125 min.
Reach
To rent or buy in 11 countries
Released
1991
September 27, 1991
35 years ago
Genre
DramaLanguage
French
Original language
Made in
Canada
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- MSMarc St. PierreÉmile Nelligan (jeune)
- MCMichel ComeauÉmile Nelligan
Lorraine PintalÉmilie Nelligan
Luc MorissetteDavid Nelligan
Gabriel ArcandPère Seers
David La HayeArthur de Bussières
Dominique LeducIdola St-Jean
Andrée LachapelleRobertine Barry
Marthe TurgeonMme St-Jean
Isabelle CyrEva Nelligan
Jean-François CasabonneCharles Gill
Patrick GoyetteJoseph Melançon
Christian BéginJean Charbonneau
Luc PicardGonzalgue Deslauriers
Martin DrainvilleAlbert Ferland
Gilles PelletierM. Fréchette
Denise FiliatraultMère supérieure
Jean-Louis MilletteArchevêque
Guy JodoinErnest Martel
André LacosteLe passant
Marc-André GrondinEnfant (cathédrale)
Brigitte MarchandChanteuse chez Barry
Aubert PallascioDr. Brennan
Directing · 1
- Robert Favreau Director, Writers' Assistant
Writing · 3
- Jean-Joseph Tremblay Writer
- Claude Poissant Writer
- Aude Nantais Writer
Production · 1
- Marie-Andrée Vinet Producer
Camera · 1
- Guy Dufaux Director of Photography
Editing · 1
- Hélène Girard Editor
Sound · 1
- Marie Bernard Music, Original Music Composer
Costume & Make-Up · 1
- François Laplante Costume Designer
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