Marie's Story

Marie's Story
Marie's Story
	Film poster
Directed by	Jean-Pierre Améris
Written by	Jean-Pierre Améris; Philippe Blasband
Produced by	Denis Carot; Sophie Révil
Starring	Isabelle Carré; Ariana Rivoire
Cinematography	Virginie Saint-Martin
Edited by	Anne Souriau
Music by	Sonia Wieder-Atherton
Production; companies	Escazal Films; France 3 Cinéma; Rhône-Alpes Cinéma
Distributed by	Diaphana Films
Release dates	10 August 2014 (Locarno); 12 November 2014 (France);
Running time	95 minutes
Country	France
Languages	French; French Sign Language
Budget	€2.49 million

Marie's Story (French: Marie Heurtin) is a 2014 French biographical film directed by Jean-Pierre Améris and written by Améris and Philippe Blasband. It is based on the true story of Marie Heurtin (1885–1921), a girl who was born deafblind in late 19th century France. The film won the Variety Piazza Grande Award at the 67th Locarno International Film Festival.^[2]^[3]

Story[edit]

In 1885, Marie Heurtin, the daughter of a humble artisan and his wife, is born deaf and blind and unable to communicate with the world around her. Desperate to find a connection with Marie and avoid sending her to an asylum, the Heurtins send her to the Larnay Institute in central France, where an order of Catholic nuns manage a school for deaf girls. There, the idealistic Sister Marguerite sees in Marie a unique potential and, despite her Mother Superior's skepticism, vows to bring the wild girl out of the darkness into which she was born.

Background[edit]

Marie's Story is based on the true story of Marie Heurtin, who continued her education at the institute and lived there until her death at the age of 36.

Cast[edit]

Ariana Rivoire as Marie Heurtin
Isabelle Carré as Sister Marguerite
Brigitte Catillon as Mother Superior
Noémie Churlet as Sister Raphaëlle
Gilles Treton as Monsieur Heurtin
Laure Duthilleul as Madame Heurtin
Martine Gautier as Sister Véronique
Patricia Legrand as Sister Joseph
Sonia Laroze as Sister Elisabeth
Valérie Leroux as Sister Blandine
Fany Buy as Sister Marthe
Noémie Bianco as Sister Anne
Eline De Lorenzi as Sister Clothilde
Tiphaine Rabaud Fournier as Sister Marie-Ange

Production[edit]

Shooting for the filming took place in Ain – including Montluel and Hauteville-Lompnes – as well as in Isère.^[4]

References[edit]

^ "Marie Heurtin". JP's Box-Office. Retrieved 29 November 2014.
^ "Film Review: 'Marie's Story'". Variety. Retrieved 29 November 2014.
^ "Locarno Favorite Lav Diaz's 'From What Is Before' Wins Top Prize". Variety. Retrieved 29 November 2014.
^ "Marie Heurtin (2014), directed by Jean-Pierre Améris". Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes Cinéma (in French). Archived from the original on 2020-08-08. Retrieved 14 May 2022.

External links[edit]

Marie's Story at IMDb

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[1] "Marie Heurtin". JP's Box-Office. Retrieved 29 November 2014.

[2] "Film Review: 'Marie's Story'". Variety. Retrieved 29 November 2014.

[3] "Locarno Favorite Lav Diaz's 'From What Is Before' Wins Top Prize". Variety. Retrieved 29 November 2014.

[4] "Marie Heurtin (2014), directed by Jean-Pierre Améris". Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes Cinéma (in French). Archived from the original on 2020-08-08. Retrieved 14 May 2022.

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