104 minutes
9/27/1991
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.
Marc St. Pierre
as Émile Nelligan (jeune)
Michel Comeau
as Émile Nelligan
Lorraine Pintal
as Émilie Nelligan
Luc Morissette
as David Nelligan
Gabriel Arcand
as Père Seers
David La Haye
as Arthur de Bussières
Dominique Leduc
as Idola St-Jean
Andrée Lachapelle
as Robertine Barry
Marthe Turgeon
as Mme St-Jean
Isabelle Cyr
as Eva Nelligan
Jean-François Casabonne
as Charles Gill
Patrick Goyette
as Joseph Melançon
Christian Bégin
as Jean Charbonneau
Luc Picard
as Gonzalgue Deslauriers
Martin Drainville
as Albert Ferland
Gilles Pelletier
as M. Fréchette
Denise Filiatrault
as Mère supérieure
Jean-Louis Millette
as Archevêque
Guy Jodoin
as Ernest Martel
André Lacoste
as Le passant
Marc-André Grondin
as Enfant (cathédrale)
Brigitte Marchand
as Chanteuse chez Barry
Aubert Pallascio
as Dr. Brennan
Dominique Pétin
Agnès Zacharie
Walter Massey
Margaret McBrearty
Jean-Michel Henry
Jerry Snell
Rodrigue Proteau
Gary Boudreault
Martine Beaulne
Paul Cagelet
José Malette
Claude Chouinard
Marc-André Bélanger
Yves Hamel
Michel Leroux
Emmanuelle Beaugrand-Champagne
Marie Bernard
Jean-François Beaudet
Real Gauthier