Film
Nelligan
Canada- Director
- Robert Favreau
- Year
- 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.
Top cast
Marc St. Pierre
Émile Nelligan (jeune)
Michel Comeau
Émile Nelligan
Lorraine Pintal
Émilie Nelligan
Luc Morissette
David Nelligan
Gabriel Arcand
Père Seers
David La Haye
Arthur de Bussières
Dominique Leduc
Idola St-Jean
Andrée Lachapelle
Robertine Barry
Marthe Turgeon
Mme St-Jean
Isabelle Cyr
Eva Nelligan
Jean-François Casabonne
Charles Gill
Patrick Goyette
Joseph Melançon
Christian Bégin
Jean Charbonneau
Luc Picard
Gonzalgue Deslauriers
Martin Drainville
Albert Ferland
Gilles Pelletier
M. Fréchette
Denise Filiatrault
Mère supérieure
Jean-Louis Millette
Archevêque
Directed by
Robert Favreau
Written by
Claude Poissant, Jean-Joseph Tremblay, Aude Nantais
Produced by
Marie-Andrée Vinet