Madwoman of God
2008
History
Documentary
Overview
This feature-length film tells the story of the passion between Marie de l’Incarnation, a mid-seventeenth-century nun and God, her "divine spouse." Fusing documentary and acting by Marie Tifo, whom we follow as she rehearses for this demanding role, the film paints an astonishing portrait of this mystic who abandoned her son and left France to build a convent in Canada, where she became the first female writer in New France.
Cast
Marie Tifo
Lorraine Pintal
Dominique Deslandres
Gabrielle Noëlle
Aline Apostolska
Bernard Keating
Marguerite Chénard
François Vincentelli
Jacques Lacoursière
Louise Courville
Directors
Jean-Daniel Lafond